Alabama Senate votes to ignore federal gun laws that are in "violation" of Second Amendment

[Robb]

Oh, Alabama. And Senator Paul "bingo bribe" Sanford, no less.

Alabama Senate votes to ignore federal gun laws that are in "violation" of Second Amendment

MONTGOMERY, Alabama - The Alabama Senate this morning voted 24-6 for a bill that would declare federal gun control laws to be null and void in Alabama if they were in "violation of the Second Amendment."

Sen. Paul Sanford, R-Huntsville, said the law would put the federal government on notice that the state would not enforce "unconstitutional" gun control laws.

“They are not going to use our law enforcement resources to enforce their law that we believe is unconstitutional,” Sanford said during the debate.

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The bill states that "all federal acts in violation of the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution” are null and void and won't be enforced in Alabama.

However, the bill also declares that, "All federal acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations regarding firearms are a violation of the Second Amendment."

Read More: http://blog.al.com/wire/2013/04/alabama_senate_votes_to_ignore_1.html

[TheMastersNemesis]

1. The Secession Movement Grows.

[frylock]

10. until they need federal funds or FEMA assistance after the next natural disaster

[safeinOhio]

2. Nukes for lunatics law.

Or, full autos for 6 year olds law.

[d_r]

3. I'm a little confused

the second amendment is Federal. The courts determine if a law is constitutional, not state legislatures, right? Isn't that in the same constitution as the second amendment?

[premium]

8. What Alabama is saying is that they won't enforce

any federal firearms laws, they won't provide any state/county/local resources to help the feds enforce them, but, they cannot physically interfere with the feds who do enforce those laws.

Basically what AL. is saying is, screw you feds., if you want fed. gun laws enforced, then do it yourself, but we aren't going to help in any way at all.

Boneheaded, but not illegal.

[Hoyt]

4. Alabama yahoos gotta have lethal weapons to protect themselves from minorities.

[geek tragedy]

5. They should just secede.

Not like it would be any loss to the rest of us.

[The Straight Story]

6. What's next for them, medical pot? (nt)

[Arkana]

7. Nullification 2: Electric Boogaloo begins.

Wonder if we can resurrect General William Tecumseh Sherman?

[trof]

9. There y'all go again.

Pickin' on our fine, upstanding Alabama statesmen.
They only have our best interests at heart.
No...REALLY they do.
They said so, so it must be true.

Pass the Kool-Aid, please.