Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear signed a bill into law legalizing medical marijuana in the state despite federal cannabis prohibition.
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The law prohibits Kentucky law enforcement agencies, local governments, and public agencies from adopting a rule, order, ordinance, or policy under which the entity enforces, assists in the enforcement of, or otherwise cooperates in a “federal ban” on firearms, ammunition, or firearm accessory. It also prohibits the expenditure of public funds for the same.
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As Thomas Jefferson told us - “the ground of liberty is to be gained by inches.”
This week’s reports include:
-NSA Surveillance Section 702
-4th Amendment Protection Act
-Kentucky vs ATF
the Kentucky Senate gave final approval to a bill that would ban state and local enforcement of any federal gun control enacted or implemented after Jan. 1, 2021. This includes the new ATF rule on pistol braces. Passage into law would take a step toward ending some federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state.
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Under the proposed law, "entities," including Kentucky law enforcement agencies, local government agencies, schools, HOAs, and private companies legally using ALPRs "for the sole purpose of protecting public safety, conducting criminal investigations, or ensuring compliance with local, state, or federal laws" could only retain collected data for 90 days.
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The bill would make numerous changes to the Kentucky state tax code. Provisions in the bill would exempt the sale of gold, silver, platinum and palladium bullion, including bars, ingots and coins from the state sales tax.
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the Kentucky House passed a bill that would ban state and local enforcement of any federal gun control enacted or implemented after Jan., 2021, which includes the new ATF rule on pistol braces. Passage into law would take a step toward ending some federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state.
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, under the proposed law, the Kentucky governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless the federal government has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard and Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Kentucky National Guard and any member of the Guard for enumerated purposes to expressly execute the laws of the Commonwealth, repel invasion, or suppress insurrections.”
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The legislation is similar to a law passed by Montana in 2021 and already taking effect against two ATF regulations from executive orders issued by Joe Biden - including the most recent pistol brace rule.
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Titled the Defend the Guard Act, under the proposed law, the Kentucky governor could not release the state’s National Guard units into “active duty combat” unless the federal government has satisfied any outstanding balance to the Kentucky National Guard and Congress has “passed an official declaration of war or taken official action pursuant to Article 1, Section 8, Clause 15 of the United States Constitution to explicitly call forth the Kentucky National Guard and any member of the Guard for enumerated purposes to expressly execute the laws of the Commonwealth, repel invasion, or suppress insurrections.”
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