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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.
The measure passed 23-10.
SB613 counts as what could be the strongest defense against federal encroachments on the right to keep an bear arms ever considered at the state level. It reads, in part:
All federal acts, laws, executive orders, administrative orders, court orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the United States I and Section 23 of the Missouri Constitution shall be invalid in this state, shall not be recognized by this state, shall be specifically rejected by this state, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this state.
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On August 28, 2007, the state repealed its purchaser licensing law and, as a result, private sales of handguns no longer required purchasers to undergo a background check.
Following the repeal, my research team found a two-fold increase in the share of guns recovered by police in Missouri that had recently been sold by a licensed gun dealer, and an increase in the flow of guns from Missouri to the neighboring states of Illinois and Iowa, both of which have handgun purchaser licensing laws. In addition, there was a large increase in the share of crime guns that had originated with a retail sale within Missouri. All signs, then, suggest that repealing this law increased the flow of guns to criminals.
Simply put, the consequence of more criminals getting guns was more deaths from guns in Missouri. Data from death certificates indicated that firearm homicide rates in Missouri rose dramatically in 2008, the first year after the law’s repeal, and were 25 percent higher than pre-repeal trends through the end of 2010. This change was at odds with national trends in firearm homicide, which declined by 5.5 percent during that period.
Although state efforts to nullify federal laws generally have been tossed out by courts, Missouri and other states have decided to try anyway.
Although state efforts to nullify federal laws generally have been tossed out by courts, Missouri and other states have decided to try anyway.
beezzer
reply to post by eLPresidente
Don't get me wrong. I applaud this.
But I worry that this sets the stage for division within our fragile, broken country.
In recent threads, I've seen a further desire to separate, divide, rather than unite.
HomerinNC
So I wonder if this means felons in MO can buy firearms now...
HomerinNC
So I wonder if this means felons in MO can buy firearms now...
No, that would still be illegal. SB 613 contains a provision that would prohibit it.