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Supreme Court turns away Missouri’s bid to revive gun law
- On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to reinstate Missouri’s 2019 statute that prohibits law enforcement officers from applying certain federal gun regulations unless there is a corresponding state law.
- The law, motivated by Republican lawmakers concerned about new restrictions under then-President Joe Biden, imposed $50,000 fines on officers enforcing certain federal gun laws.
- Lower courts ruled the law violated the Supremacy Clause, which establishes federal law precedence, and the justices declined to intervene, keeping the law blocked in 2023.
- The prohibited federal statutes involve firearm possession restrictions related to certain domestic violence individuals as well as requirements for weapons registration, and the dispute led to the breakdown of a law enforcement collaboration and halted evidence processing at a state crime laboratory.
- This decision maintains federal authority over firearm regulations in Missouri and signals ongoing legal disputes between the state and federal government.
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Supreme Court rebuffs push to revive Missouri law barring police from enforcing some U.S. gun laws
The Supreme Court is refusing to revive a controversial Missouri gun law that bans police from enforcing some federal firearm laws.
·United States
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Supreme Court turns away Missouri’s bid to revive gun law
The Supreme Court turned away Missouri’s bid to revive its law purporting to declare various federal gun restrictions unconstitutional in the state, the justices announced Monday. It has become a major battle over state versus federal authority. The Biden administration launched a lawsuit and convinced lower courts that Missouri’s statute violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause. After the change in administration, Trump’s Justice Departme…
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