Exercising the Right
States Seek to Neutralize Biden’s Gun-control Executive Orders
As President Biden intends to further the gun-control agenda by using unconstitutional executive orders, a few red states are preparing to prevent the enforcement of those measures within their borders. Newsmax reported on April 26 that the state of Idaho was in the process of passing legislation that would prevent the enforcement of any of Biden’s planned gun-control executive orders. The law, titled the Idaho Firearm and Firearm Accessories and Components Protection Act, was supported by State Senator Steve Vick, who explained that it was meant to “prevent local law enforcement from enforcing unconstitutional gun laws that are unconstitutional at the state level. We have a little stronger constitutional amendment in our constitution than the Second Amendment. We’re trying to be proactive, not reactive.” Vick added that this new law is an extension of one passed back in 2014 and adds to protections that are already in place.
The resistance to Biden’s gun-control agenda isn’t just limited to state legislators, as the governor and attorney general in Missouri are vowing to fight for Second Amendment-protected rights. The Daily Wire reported on June 19 that Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed into law the Second Amendment Preservation Act on June 14. The law states that law-enforcement agencies in Missouri will be liable up to $50,000 per individual police officer who tries enforcing unconstitutional federal gun laws. According to Governor Parson, the “Second Amendment Preservation Act is about protecting law-abiding Missourians against government overreach and unconstitutional federal mandates…. We will reject any attempt by the federal government to circumvent the fundamental right Missourians have to keep and bear arms to protect themselves and their property.”
Parson and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote a letter to the Department of Justice (DOJ) in response to a letter the DOJ sent them that criticized their pro-Second Amendment measure. In their response, Parson and Schmitt highlighted the hypocrisy from the Biden administration, which supports local states and municipalities refusing to comply with federal immigration law but now demands that those same entities follow any new gun-control dictates. “President Biden rescinded President Trump’s executive order that prohibited federal grant awards to sanctuary jurisdictions that refused to cooperate with the federal government to enforcement immigration laws…. President Biden and the Department of Justice have decided to reward states and cities that refuse to cooperate with enforcing constitutional immigration laws that protect our citizens against foreign threats, but now they attack Missouri for refusing to cooperate with enforcing unconstitutional gun confiscation laws that put our citizens in danger and degrade their rights,” Parson and Schmitt wrote.
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