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New bill filed to make Arkansas 2nd amendment sanctuary state – KARK

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. A recently filed bill in the Arkansas legislature is attempting to make the Natural State a sanctuary state in terms of any new federal gun regulations.

Josh Gwin is a gun salesman at Bullseye Guns and Ammo in Little Rock, and he agrees with the intent of the bill.

I want to give that two thumbs up because I think its awesome, like we need that in the state, he said. We like our guns are in Arkansas.

Gwin believes the state should stand up to any potential overreach by the federal government.

What I hope is that its just going to send a message to a Democratically ran Senate right now and House that were not just going to roll over and go, OK, yeah, right, take away these rights. Were going to be cool with that, because thats not how its going to work, he said.

Arkansas gun owner Kelly Krout thinks the proposed bill is just an overreaction to the November elections.

I think its a knee-jerk reaction to some Democrats making some offices that maybe people didnt want them to make, she said. I think people tend to get very stressed out about their gun rights, and responsible gun owners dont need to be worried.

Krout the bill is a waste of time, and potentially, money.

Itll end up in court and its just going to waste Arkansas taxpayers money when we could actually just obey the federal law, she explained.

While discounting this proposal, Krout would like to see the state General Assembly tackle gun regulations from a common-sense standpoint instead of fighting the federal government.

Id really love to see Arkansas focus more on doing things like trying to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers rather than just try to make it easier for everybody to get a guy who wants one, she said.

Gwin, however, hopes this bill will send a clear message because he feels the Constitution has already taken enough stance.

I think the Second Amendment is very clear, and there should be no reason to create a stance the stance is already been made.

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WY: Second Amendment Preservation Act Bill Filed In Wyoming – Kgab

A bill that would claim the right to invalidate federal laws that limit the right to bear arms for the state of Wyoming has been filed in the legislature.

You can read Senate File 81here.

It's sponsored by Sens. Bouchard, Biteman, French, Hutchings, James, McKeown and Salazar and Representative(s) Baker, Bear, Burt, Fortner, Gray, Haroldson, Heiner, Laursen, Neiman, Ottman, Rodriguez-Williams, Wharff, and Winter.

The bill would attempt to use the tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution to invalidate federal gun laws, according to the wording of the legislation:

''(iii)The limitation of the federal government's power is affirmed under the tenth amendment of the constitution of the United States, which defines the total scope of federal power as being that which has been delegated by the people of the several states to thefederal government, and all power not delegated to the federal government in the constitution of the United States is reserved to the states respectively or to the people themselves;

(iv)If the federal government assumes powers that the people did not grant it in the constitution of the United States, its acts are unauthoritative, void and of no force;"

The tenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads:

''The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."

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Gun control and the new administration | Opinions | frontiersman.com – Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman

If you are one of the more than five million first-time gun owners in this country, you may have just become an undesirable in the eyes of our new presidential administration. If youre already a firearms owner, then you already know how the new administration views you.

With the months-long rioting literally all around the country in 2020 and the widespread call to defund the police, millions of Americans became first-time gun owners while fearing for their families and their own safety. The Biden-Harris administration did not approve of this and, with their election, have proposed legislation to curtail these types of activities.

For those who supported Biden, heres what you have brought on the country regarding firearms. I found this information on the Joe Bidens Gun Control Plan webpage. The administration wants to ban the new manufacture of so-called assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. They want to control the firearms and magazines already in personal possession by requiring registration of both the firearm and the magazine, including a $200 tax for the right to continue owning these items. That tax is for each item. If you own five high-capacity magazines, thats $200 per magazine!

Theyre talking about a buyback program to get firearms off the streets. If this happens, you might be forced to sell your new $600 handgun to the federal government for $50! This administration wants to require gun owners to have a firearms owners license. They want to limit the stockpiling of weapons by limiting you to buying a maximum of one firearm per month. They want universal background checks by anyone selling a firearm. This would effectively eliminate the private sale of guns, period!

Biden-Harris proposes ending the sale of firearms over the internet. That would make acquiring a firearm here in Alaska difficult and problematic. My ability as an FFL dealer to do firearms transfers would be greatly reduced, and for certain types of firearms like blackpowder cartridge guns, folks would have a difficult time buying them. I dont know of any dealer in Alaska who specifically handles this type of firearm in any quantity.

Firearms confiscation is being discussed to keep firearms away from those considered dangerous. They would like to see a national red flag law in effect, which would allow the confiscation of firearms, without due process, from anyone reported as dangerous by anyone for any reason. Guess what that would mean for you conservative types out there!

Another major item in the Biden-Harris firearms agenda is to rescind the current law which holds the manufacturer of an item innocent of responsibility for the illegal and unlawful use of that product. If this law is repealed, Smith and Wesson could be sued for some dirtbag using one of their firearms to rob the local gas station. The Biden-Harris administration is only proposing this for the firearms industry. Think how this would affect our economy if this law was repealed for the automobile and liquor industries!

I have not listed everything itemized on the Biden Gun Control webpage. Look it up for yourself and imagine the impact all these items would have on your daily life and personal safety if they would be enacted.

I have read that if this gun-control legislation is successful in passing Congress, the next step would involve eliminating all semi-automatic firearms private ownership, whether they be rifle, handgun or shotgun. Yet, according to FBI statistics, more people are killed in this country each year with knives and baseball bats than with so-called assault rifles!

Four states and 37 counties within other states have declared themselves to be Second Amendment sanctuary jurisdictions. Texas is in the process of possibly becoming the fifth state to do so. The first four states to adopt this approach are: Alaska, Idaho, Kansas, and Wyoming.

"Non-binding resolution" resolutionsthat prohibit or impede the enforcement of certain "Gun control" gun controlmeasures (considered to be) a violation of the Second Amendmentsuch as magazine bans, "Red flag laws" red flag laws, etc., basically allowing people (to do) what the constitution allows them to do.

Make no mistake about it, this is the worst assault on our Second Amendment in my lifetime. The progressives have already launched a major assault on the First Amendment, including the ability of people to worship as they choose. If the Second Amendment falls, you can kiss the rest of our Constitutional protections good-by as well.

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Fortunato Files State Constitutional Amendment Expanding Protections for Citizens Right to Bear… – Auburn Examiner

While many policies that emanate from Olympia concerning the right to bear arms focus on restricting Second Amendment protections, state Sen. Phil Fortunato (R-Auburn, 31st-LD) is pushing to expand them.

Hes filed a state constitutional amendment to enshrine an individual right to own high-capacity magazines, a popular target for anti-gun advocates. Senate Joint Resolution 8205 would amend Article 1, Section 24 of the Washington Constitution by adding, The right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state includes the right to possess firearm magazines and firearm loading devices of any size.

Arguments for banning high-capacity magazines focus on preventing a mass shooting. However, banning these magazines only puts the public at more risk, said Fortunato. An outright ban ignores the number of magazines already on the market. A conservative estimate based on gun ownership of the types of rifles that use them is about 50 million with each owner having an average of 5 magazines. Add handguns and the total number of magazines is over 250,000,000. The reality is that a person intent on killing innocent people is not going to be concerned about a law that bans some kinds of magazines.

A 2019 study on shootings shows that trained police officers have about a 25 percent accuracy rate with firearms, typically using a 9mm due to the larger magazine capacity. With the highest accuracy rate of 35 percent, about 14 rounds would need to be fired to stop one threat. Fortunato argues that average citizens exercising their rights deserve every tool to protect themselves as outlined in the state constitution.

All citizens deserve to have every means of protection at their disposal, Fortunato added. In no other area do we have a conversation about restricting rights enshrined in our constitutions. This should be no different. As technology advances, we should be looking at ways to expand protections for law-abiding citizens, not constrain them.

The above is a press release from Sen. Phil Fortunato. The Auburn Examiner has not independently verified its contents and encourages our readers to personally verify any information they find may be overly biased or questionable. The publication of this press release does not indicate an endorsement of its content.

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