Missouri Senate Committee Votes To Jail Federal Agents Who Enforce Gun Laws

[tabaqui]

The Missouri Senate’s General Laws Committee voted 5-1 last week in favor of a bill that purports to make it a crime for federal law enforcement agents to enforce the nation’s gun laws. Under the bill’s terms, these agents could be imprisoned for up to a year and be fined up to $1,000.

Comments

[nesmith]

Oh, I can't WAIT until Missouri gets its ass stomped by the Feds. Twill be GLORIOUS.

[tabaqui]

Me, too. I mean - Nixon's gonna veto again, he knows it's a useless gesture, but homg, these morons....

[kate_mct]

Sorry MO, Federal Law will ALWAYS trump State Law.

[lovedforaday]

I can't seeing MO going bluer until they either reduce the number of state legislators or after the districts are redrawn after the 2020 census. The rural legislators have a stranglehold on Jeff City.

What I'm wondering is if they'll have the numbers to override Nixon's veto for this this year.

[tabaqui]

Well, we were honestly only about 3000 votes shy of going for Obama his first time around. Sadly, the gap was bigger for Romney, but we're starting to go a lot bluer on a state level, starting small, mayors and things.

And other small things, like several counties in MO have voted to make it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation *and* identification, so no more excluding trans* people.

Slow and steady wins the race, i hope.

[bnmc2005]

Oy. This is Oklahoma levels of stupid. I'm so sick of the redneck side of this state.

[rhysande]

Can we please start making the members of congress who waste time and tax dollars trying to enact blatantly unconstitutional laws reimburse the state? Or stop reelecting them?

[tigerdreams]

Hell, for this one I could see arresting and charging them with obstruction of justice, if they override the veto. Interfering with a federal agent carrying out their duties.

[rhysande]

I wish. Unfortunately, it won't be the actual members of congress who do the interfering and obstructing of the federal agents, it'll be state law enforcement that performs the act. Not that I'd object to any police officer willing to carry out an unconstitutional law getting arrested.