Supreme Court won’t allow Missouri gun statute at odds with federal law

[FreeinChrist]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/20/supreme-court-missouri-gun-law/

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to clear the way for a Missouri law designed to prevent local and state police officers from enforcing certain federal firearms restrictions......

Missouri’s Republican-led legislature passed the far-reaching law in 2021, declaring certain U.S. gun regulations invalid and giving individual citizens the right to sue local and state governments that enforce the measures, which the lawmakers said infringe on their constituents’ Second Amendment rights.

The Biden administration sued the state to block the Missouri law, saying it is unconstitutional and undermines public safety

The law, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act, targets broad categories of federal gun laws that impose taxes, fees and registration requirements on certain firearms. The measure allows individuals to sue local or state agencies for up to $50,000 if they enforce the provisions at issue.

 

[FreeinChrist]

Solicitor General Elizabeth B. Prelogar told the justices that the law is unconstitutional because states are prohibited from usurping federal power and invalidating federal laws. The measure, she wrote, has already inflicted serious damage, in part because it punishes federal employees by disqualifying them from future state employment in Missouri if they have enforced the federal laws at issue.
“The Act has severely disrupted the federal government’s enforcement of federal law in Missouri, including its ability to apprehend dangerous criminals,” Prelogar wrote in a filing that urged the court to prevent the measure from taking effect.

 

[JustOneWay]

There is a solution. The Feds can withhold federal funds from the state.