Wyoming lawmakers introduce bill to nullify federal gun control measures, jail federal agents

This week, Wyoming lawmakers introduced a bill banning the federal government  from enforcing an assault weapons ban or a prohibition on high-capacity  magazines in the state, calling the effort an attempt to “take the Second Amendment seriously.”

The bill, which is sponsored by eight Wyoming state representatives and  two state senators, calls for federal agents who attempt to enforce those  measures to be imprisoned for at least one year and up  to five years, and fined a maximum of $5,000.

It also contains broad language prohibiting any “public servant … or dealer  selling any firearm in this state” from enforcing “any act, law, statute, rule  or regulation of the United States government relating to a personal  firearm, firearm accessory or ammunition that is owned or manufactured  commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within  the borders of Wyoming.”

Specifically, the bill mentions that bans or restrictions on the ownership of  semi-automatic firearms and firearm magazines — as well as any requirement for  the registration of firearms — are unenforceable in Wyoming.

Vice President Joe Biden is expected to recommend extensive gun-control  measures on Tuesday, including universal background checks and the return of an  assault weapons ban. (RELATED  VIDEO: Biden to recommend federal database of gun-related  deaths)

Legal experts agree that the Wyoming bill is illegal under  the Constitution’s supremacy clause, which holds that enforceable federal  laws trump state laws when they conflict. It would likely be struck down  immediately if the federal government decided to challenge the legislation in  court, unless Wyoming’s legislature convinced the courts that the federal gun  regulations are themselves unconstitutional.

But Republican state Rep. Kendell Kroeker, who introduced the bill, was optimistic, and said  the bill sends a message to Washington “that your one size fits all solution  doesn’t comport to what a vast majority of the state believes.”

“I take an oath to uphold, support and defend the Constitution of the United  States and the constitution of Wyoming,” said Kroeker, who previously sponsored  legislation to return Wyoming to the gold standard. “I believe it is my duty to  take that oath seriously. If the federal government is going to pass laws taking  back our rights, it is our right as a state to defend those rights.”

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