U.S. judge rules Missouri state gun law is unconstitutional

Federal judge rules Missouri gun law is unconstitutional

A gun law in the state of Missouri made certain federal gun laws invalid. Local and state officials were not to enforce federal gun regulations because it stated that the gun restrictions violated the Second Amendment. A federal judge has tossed out Missouri’s law, arguing it violates the Constitution’s supremacy clause. The power struggle between states and the federal government is a tale as old as time. In the United States, the Constitution …

Missouri gun law ruled unconstitutional

A federal judge struck down a Missouri law that blocked state and local officials from enforcing federal gun laws as unconstitutional this week. Judge Brian Wimes, who was nominated by former President Obama, sided with the Justice Department in ruling the law violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause, which deems federal provisions the “supreme law of…

US federal judge rules Missouri law curbing federal firearms enforcement unconstitutional

The US District Court for the Western District of Missouri Central Division Tuesday ruled that a Missouri law attempting to invalidate federal firearm laws within the state is unconstitutional. Specifically, Judge Brian C. Wimes ruled that the Missouri Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) violates the Supremacy Clause of the US Constitution and the doctrine of intergovernmental immunity. In Wimes’ opinion and order, the court ruled that SAPA…

Federal judge strikes down Missouri gun law authored by now-Congressman Burlison - Springfield Daily Citizen

The state of Missouri plans to appeal a federal judge's ruling striking down the state's Second Amendment Preservation Act, which effectively nullified some federal gun statutes in Missouri.

Judge rules Missouri’s ‘SAPA’ Act as unconstitutional

ST. LOUIS - A Missouri gun law is now considered unconstitutional by a federal judge, but the legal battle appears to be far from over. A lot of law enforcement officers feared the law would have unintended consequences when it comes to fighting crime, but Attorney General Andrew Bailey vows to keep fighting for it as it's written. The Second Amendment Preservation Act is also known as 'SAPA.' It was passed in 2021, and made it illegal for polic…

U.S. judge strikes down Missouri gun law as unconstitutional

A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws is unconstitutional and void, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.