Alabama Bill Would Reject Federal Gun Control; Set Stage to Nullify It in Practice

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (March 21, 2016) – A bill introduced in the Alabama House would take the first step toward blocking federal gun control in the Yellowhammer State. Rep. Ed Henry (R-Decatur) introduced House Bill 437 (HB437) on March 17. The legislation asserts all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations regarding firearms constitute a “violation…

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Arizona Senate Committee Passes Bill to Reject any new Federal Gun Control over Heavy Opposition

PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Mar. 15, 2016) – Today, an important Arizona Senate committee passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state.  Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale) filed House…

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Minnesota Bill Takes On Any New Federal Gun Control Measures

ST. PAUL, Minn. (March 9, 2016) – A Minnesota bill would prohibit state cooperation with enforcement of any and all future federal gun control measures, whether through executive order, act of congress or agency rule. Passage would serve to essentially nullify such federal actions in effect. Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R-Mazeppa) introduced House Bill 2726 (HF2726) on…

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South Carolina House Passes Bill Taking on any new Federal Gun Control Measures

COLUMBIA, S.C. (March 3, 2016) – Today, the South Carolina House passed a bill banning the enforcement of any future federal gun control measures. Passage would render them “nearly impossible to enforce.” Rep. Mike Pitts introduced House Bill 4701 (H4701) on Jan. 19. Titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, the bill garnered 31 cosponsors in the…

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Virginia Republican House Leadership Chooses Federal Supremacy; Kills Legislation to Block Federal Gun Control

Leadership in the Virginia House of Delegates took an ax to legislation that would have defended Americans’ gun rights against unlawful federal intrusion, killing three bills to support the Second Amendment without so much as a vote. HOUSE BILL 49 HB49 would have been an an interesting first step toward protecting the right to keep…

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Arizona House Passes Bill to Take on any New Federal Gun Control

PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 29, 2016) – Today, the Arizona House passed a bill to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce any new federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. The vote was 35-24. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve…

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South Carolina Bill Taking on all Future Federal Gun Control Measures Passes House Committee

COLUMBIA, S.C. (Feb. 25, 2016) – A South Carolina bill that would bar state cooperation with any future federal gun control measures, effectively nullifying them in practice within the state, passed an important House committee today. A coalition of 16 Republican representatives introduced House Bill 4701 (H4701) on Jan. 19. Titled the Second Amendment Preservation…

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Two Arizona Committees Pass Bills Taking on Federal Gun Control

PHOENIX, Ariz. – (Feb. 23, 2016) – Yesterday, two important legislative committees in Arizona passed bills to prohibit the state from using personnel or resources to enforce various federal gun control measures, setting the foundation to nullify them in practice within the state. Rep. Anthony Kern (R-Glendale), Rep. Darin Mitchell (R-Dist. 13) and Rep. Steve Montenegro (R-Avondale)…

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Mississippi Committee Passes Bill Taking on Gun Control Regulations and Executive Orders

JACKSON, Miss. (Feb. 22, 2016) – A Mississippi bill that would bar state enforcement of some future executive orders or federal agency rules relating to gun control passed an important House committee last week. If ultimately passed into law, it would set the stage to effectively block such actions in practice within the state. Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune),…

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