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.
Thursday, June 2, 2016
The legislation, introduced by Council President Darrell L. Clarke in April, would require all firearms in homes with ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Nassau gun owners would have to store their firearms in locked vaults or use other accessories to secure ...
Monday, May 16, 2016
Longmeadow residents defeated three proposals for increased gun control bylaws with overwhelming majorities in a Town Meeting that ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
Arizona gun owners won a major victory today as two NRA-backed bills were signed into law.
Monday, May 9, 2016
State lawmakers sent Gov. Doug Ducey legislation Friday to allow lawsuits against cities to challenge their gun regulations.SB ...
Wednesday, May 4, 2016
When New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu introduced his new gun control package at Bunny Friend Park recently, he ...
Friday, April 29, 2016
Firearms have been banned from Newark parks since 1988, but according to state code, the local law isn’t ...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016
Proposed town bylaws tightening gun control measures in Longmeadow have drawn the ire of the National Rifle Association.The ...
Monday, April 25, 2016
Some of the measures being pushed by Mayor Mitch Landrieu and several members of the City Council already ...
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Mike Coombs, owner of the Outdoor Emporium, a hunting, fishing and camping store, Seattle’s gun tax is unfair ...