Wyoming Wingnut Launches Unconstitutional Attack on Nonexistent Gun Laws
Why Wyoming, Idaho and Montana have reputations for being "way out there" when it comes to a sane rationale...
In these states there is a loud contingent of gubbamint haters who contest anything that comes out of DC, unless it's a subsidy check of some sort. A prime example would be this:
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Wyoming Wingnut Launches Unconstitutional Attack on Nonexistent Gun Laws
Another "constitutional conservative" who doesn't understand the basics of our Constitution.
In a bill sponsored by eight representatives and two state senators, the lawmakers stipulate that “any federal law which attempts to ban a semi-automatic firearm or to limit the size of a magazine of a firearm or other limitation on firearms in this state shall be unenforceable in Wyoming.” These two measures have been among Biden’s proposals. The Wyoming bill also makes it a felony to enforce federal gun laws:
Any official, agent or employee of the United States government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is owned or manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming shall be guilty of a felony. and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more less than one (1) year and one (1) day or more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) five thousand dollars ($5,000.00), or both[...]
Any federal law, rule, regulation or order created or effective on or after January 1, 2013
shall be unenforceable within the borders of Wyoming if the law, rule, regulation or order attempts to:
(i) Ban or restrict ownership of a semiautomatic firearm or any magazine of a firearm; or
(ii) Require any firearm, magazine or other firearm accessory to be registered in any manner.
There’s just one glaring problem with the legislators’ plan: If the federal government were to pass such measures, the bill would be unconstitutional.
Think Progress / By Annie Rose Strasser
Just sayin'... 
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beautiful real estate, scary social climate.
pulled the same crap when the USWFS re-introduced the grey wolf to the ecosystem. Now that the Sens from MT and ID stuffed an illegal rider into a budget Bill a few years ago removing them from the ESA list, they are being killed for sport right after coming off the list. I guess it could be called "c'boy politics" this is yet another example of what happens when funds for education are always the first to go in state budget cuts. And these folks are actually proud of this ignorance. Killing is one of the great pass-times out here.
when's the last time someone used pot to specifically kill a bunch of people? And how is it that pot becomes an equal consideration with assault weapons and federal attempts to make the populace safer by regulating these implements of death? Pot has no comparable effects nor is the use of it. Apples and oranges, I think intent of use of such items and intent of manufacture of such items would be the major consideration as to why these two things don't compare... aside from the fact that pot is an organic item with medicinal properties and assault rifles and mega-clips are man-made machines/tools specifically designed for mass killing, or maybe that would be the point?
