Firearm Preemption Laws
Gun control supporters demand that state legislatures impose a wide variety of gun control restrictions within their borders. However, they hypocritically cry foul when legislatures use their power to limit gun control. Frustrated at their inability to convince state legislatures to adopt the restrictive firearm laws they propose, gun control supporters say that local jurisdictions should be able to adopt those restrictions independently.
Aside from gun control supporters’ hypocrisy, there are multiple arguments against local restrictions on basic firearm rights. Historically, some local jurisdictions have imposed clearly unconstitutional restrictions on gun ownership—the District of Columbia’s and Chicago’s since-overturned handgun bans being two recent examples. It also creates confusion when laws vary widely within a state, potentially placing otherwise law-abiding citizens at risk of violating an ordinance of which they were not previously aware, as they travel within their states, and more so when they travel outside their state of residence.
As a result, almost all states today have a law prohibiting local jurisdictions from imposing gun control restrictions that are more severe than state law.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020
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Friday, January 24, 2020
On the morning of January 24th, the Virginia House Public Safety Committee quickly passed all of the gun ...
Thursday, January 16, 2020
On Tuesday, January 21st, at 10AM, the House Civil Rights & Judiciary Committee will consider several anti-gun bills ...
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
On January 16th, the West Virginia Senate Government Organization Committee will hear Senate Bill 96, which would strengthen ...
Monday, January 13, 2020
The Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee met today and wasted no time in passing gun control bills as their ...
Monday, January 13, 2020
On Wednesday, January 8, West Virginia state Senator Charles Trump (R-15) introduced Senate Bill 96, which would further ...
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
In an NRA-backed challenge, the Allegheny Court of Common Pleas found that Pittsburgh's attempt to impose local gun control measures ...
Thursday, October 24, 2019
The National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action (NRA-ILA) today applauded a decision by the Montana state Supreme Court protecting the ...
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Gov. Mike Parson says he will not call a special legislative session to address gun violence in St. ...
Friday, May 17, 2019
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