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.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
On March 9th, the Iowa Senate Judiciary Committee passed House File 2502 to protect shooting ranges from being ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
On Tuesday, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 1215 by Rep. Shane Barnett (R-Greene, Perry & Wayne Cos).
Sunday, March 8, 2020
On Saturday, March 7th, the West Virginia Legislature adjourned sine die from its 2020 legislative session. The Legislature ...
Monday, March 2, 2020
On March 2nd, the West Virginia House of Delegates voted 81-17 to pass Senate Bill 96 to strengthen West Virginia’s preemption ...
Friday, February 28, 2020
On February 29th, the West Virginia House of Delegates will be holding second reading on Senate Bill 96 ...
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Today, the Utah House Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on two anti-gun bills, House Bill 115 and House ...
Monday, February 17, 2020
Last week in a bipartisan 30-2 vote, the West Virginia Senate passed Senate Bill 96 to strengthen West Virginia’s ...
Monday, February 10, 2020
On February 10th, the West Virginia Senate voted 30-2 to pass Senate Bill 96 to strengthen West Virginia’s preemption law. ...
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
On February 4th, the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee voted 16-1 to advance Senate Bill 96 to strengthen ...
Thursday, January 30, 2020
On January 30th, the Virginia House of Delegates voted to pass all of the anti-gun bills before them ...
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