Missouri House committee sinks latest bid to revive Second Amendment law

Missouri House committee sinks latest bid to revive Second Amendment law

The Second Amendment Preservation Act would have barred state and local officials from enforcing certain federal firearm laws, including registration requirements, tracking of gun ownership and confiscation orders aimed at law-abiding citizens. It also would have kept the $50,000 civil penalty for violations (Aristide Economopoulos/New Jersey Monitor).Missouri lawmakers’ latest attempt to bar state and local officials from helping enforce certai…

Missouri House committee rejects revival of gun rights law already ruled unconstitutional

Both Republicans and Democrats voted against a bill aimed at reviving Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act, which would ban the enforcement of federal gun restrictions. The U.S. Supreme Court denied Missouri's attempt to revive the law.