Missouri governor vetoes one gun bill, signs another

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Missouri governor vetoes one gun bill, signs another

By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Missouri | Fri Jul 5, 2013 5:52pm EDT

(Reuters) - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon on Friday vetoed a bill that would have called on the state to prosecute federal officials who attempt to enforce federal gun laws in Missouri and prohibit publication of the names of people owning guns.

Nixon also signed into law a bill allowing state employees to keep guns in state vehicles they use for work or on state property and permitting fire chiefs to carry concealed weapons.

Nixon, a Democrat, said the bill he vetoed was "unconstitutional" as it would nullify some federal gun laws and also infringe on rights of free speech by punishing anyone who published names of gun owners in Missouri.

Nixon noted that federal laws supersede state laws.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/07/05/us-usa-guns-missouri-idUSBRE96410220130705

[gejohnston]

1. He is correct in vetoing the one

IIRC, Wisconsin and other states did use nullification in the 1850s but the law then, IIRC, required local authorities to enforce the Fugitive Slave Act. Today, there is no requirement to do the ATF's or DEA's job for them.

[protect our future]

2. Both choices were good ones. n/t

[rdharma]

3. Good for him on both counts!