Should Red States Nullify the new Federal Assault Weapons law should it pass?

Should states nullify this federal law?

  • Yes

    Votes: 66 94.3%

  • No

    Votes: 4 5.7%
  • Total voters
    70
D

Doug.38PR

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http://www.gunlawnews.org/Senate-Bills/s645.html
Assault Weapons Ban and Law Enforcement Protection Act

Should Red States, or even Blue if they are good enough, nullify such laws and refuse to enforce such a laws within their borders?

I say YES. Gun Dealers, manufacturers and owners within these states should be protected by their respective states from being violated by this Federal Act.
 
How does a state nullify a federal law, or refuse to enforce a law that they don't enforce in the first place?
 
i think states should nullify all federal laws that screw around with the constitution and the amendments, people fought and died for them long before any of us was here, and since 1934 we have let our employees(elected officials) take them away from us, a little at a time, soon there will be none left.. There are toooo many people telling us what is good for us, I guess we're too stupid to decide for our selves.
Gun laws, seat belts, speed limits and all that stuff should be left up to the states and before any is made into law, the voters should go to the poles and vote on it, The Feds should not be able to black mail states into doing what they want a state to do, like hold up Fed funds ect.
 
Nonsensical premise; worthless poll

Federal law trumps state law wherever the two conflict. It is basic high school civics.

This thread adds nothing to the debate about "gun control;" i.e. people control.
 
Sure, that should happen. Then we can just let all the red and blue states decide at random what laws they do want to enforce. I am sure Mississippi would love to get rid of that pesky equal rights crap and the "no marrying family members" laws.:p

Then all the red states could become their own union and the blue ones could form their own union. Then we could see how long it took the red states to wither and die without the ports of the northeast and west coast and see how long red state manufacturers stayed in business without the buying power of the much more heavily populated blue state markets like NY and CA. :rolleyes:
 
I think that the idea of nullification conflicts with the idea of rule of law. I am not sure that I believe in nullification. But I do believe in secession.


Then we could see how long it took the red states to wither and die without the ports of the northeast
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Wither and die? ROFL! New England is like a cancer and I think we all know that.

Federal law trumps state law wherever the two conflict. It is basic high school civics.
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Do they really teach that in high school? The way I understand it, when federal and State powers collide, it is a question of who has jurisdiction ... the States have jurisdiction by default, whereas the US has the burden of showing where the US Constitution empowers them ... so I think the idea that federal law always trumps State law must be some kind of yankee propaganda ... there sure is a lot of that going around.
 
Then all the red states could become their own union and the blue ones could form their own union. Then we could see how long it took the red states to wither and die without the ports of the northeast and west coast and see how long red state manufacturers stayed in business without the buying power of the much more heavily populated blue state markets like NY and CA.
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Oh that’s toooo funny. Better yet let’s see how long it would take the north east to start trying to make deals with the OIL states. And by the way we have our own ports. In fact one of the biggest is the port of Houston where all your foreign oil comes through. Of course once all the Green Peace idiots are out of the way we would start up production again and dispense with foreign oil all together. Leave that to you guys who like paying $5 a gallon.

Also I’m not betting on the continued presence of the NY market or the CA market. If our buddies in the Middle East ever succeed in their efforts NY city my just vaporize one day in the near future and CA is undergoing a mass exodus.
 
I believe that Montanna had some actual bills pending that would reject some federal firearm regulations including I believe the manufacture and sale of machine guns and firearms manufactured within the state of Montanna. So I suppose theoretically one could manufacture and sell machine guns legally to individuals in Montanna. I believe that basis of the bill was a rejection of the federal courts interpetation of federal jurisdiciton based on the commerce clause.

Doubt it would/will be passed into law - but wouldn't that be a hoot to see. :)
 
Well, yeah, coz states ignoring those pesky Federal marijuana laws sure have gotten far, right?

This "red" and "blue" state crap really needs to stop. The country is already divided like never before, and it doesn't help to suddenly start throwing entire states into pigeon holes just because a majority of people voted a particular way. Its stupid, and ignorant.

Finally, without the "blue states," the "red states" would fail. Most of the "red states" tend to be rural and a bigger draw on the tax base, ie take more than they give, from the Feds. To say nothing of heavy industry, shipping, and the like that "blue states" provide. On the other hand, without the resources of the rural areas, both raw materials and food, the "blue states" would grind to a halt.
 
Well, yeah, coz states ignoring those pesky Federal marijuana laws sure have gotten far, right?

Every drop adds to the water in the bucket and if it is ignored before too long the bucket overflows. Of course that could take a long long long long time.

This "red" and "blue" state crap really needs to stop. The country is already divided like never before, and it doesn't help to suddenly start throwing entire states into pigeon holes just because a majority of people voted a particular way. Its stupid, and ignorant.

I think Red state Blue state is just another way of many to show some of the differences and conflicts that are part of our country. I don't believe we are divided like never before - certainly not like the Civil War, (or for our southern cousins the War of Northern aggression), and not even as divided as we were during the civil rights movement or vietnam war protests of the 60's. Agreed that too many generalizations are often thrown around and too many individuals like to add imagined differences to pad their political agenda.

Finally, without the "blue states," the "red states" would fail. Most of the "red states" tend to be rural and a bigger draw on the tax base, ie take more than they give, from the Feds. To say nothing of heavy industry, shipping, and the like that "blue states" provide. On the other hand, without the resources of the rural areas, both raw materials and food, the "blue states" would grind to a halt.

I think the rural versus city divide is a more accurate split, though regions and individuals always vary. Besides red and blue states don't need each other - they could both just trade with China. :)
 
This happens everyday. Do I need to say it? Illegal Immigration. States and counties and citys all turn their backs on federal law.So why not extend it to guns.
 
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