Bill to ban state help with federal gun laws, regulations advances from Senate committee

[RandySF]

A bill that would ban state and local law enforcement, governments and their employees from enforcing federal gun laws or regulations in Kentucky advanced from a Senate committee Thursday morning.

House Bill 153, sponsored by Rep. Josh Bray, R-Mount Vernon, would prevent local law enforcement, employees of public agencies and local governments from assisting or cooperating with a “federal ban” on firearms, firearms accessories and ammunition. The bill’s language would also prevent local governments and public agencies from adopting rules or spending public funding or resources to enforce such a federal ban on firearms.

The Republican reiterated his support for the bill, speaking before the Senate Veterans, Military Affairs and Public Protection Committee.

“The concept behind it is pretty simple: it says going forward, no state tax dollars, state manpower will be allocated towards the enforcement of a federal firearm ban,” Bray said.

The legislation passed out of the House on mostly party lines last month. A similar bill sponsored by Bray last year also had passed the House but failed to receive a vote by the full Senate before the end of the legislative session.




https://www.newsfromthestates.com/article/bill-ban-state-help-federal-gun-laws-regulations-advances-senate-committee

[spanone]

1. So states can pass laws that override federal law?

[Chainfire]

2. It is a little more subtle than that.

But the net effect is about the same. Of course there is nothing that Kentucky could do if the Feds decided to flood their state with Federal officers to enforce Federal laws. Many states are already flying in face of the Federal Government by legalizing Pot; it is the same kind of issue of local police not enforcing Federal laws.