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WI: Fledgling pushback to the Fed
I give it not better than 1:3 but WI has joined the states making a statement about Fed overreach.
Quote:
Madison — To prevent what some call a pattern of federal overreach, local and state law enforcement could be penalized for enforcing certain federal gun regulations, under a bill unveiled Tuesday.
Under the bill proposed by Rep. Michael Schraa (R-Algoma), any future federal regulation to restrict assault rifles or magazine capacity couldn't be enforced by local and state law enforcement officials. Officers who enforced a future restriction could be charged with a misdemeanor.
"If the federal government mandates a federal law that the states deem unconstitutional, then the states ultimately have the authority to not participate in that federal law," said Schraa.
The bill was proposed to protect the Constitution and make sure recent intrusions by the federal government — such as the National Security Agency's recent email and phone tapping revelations — don't infringe on gun rights, he said.
The bill would apply only to federal gun regulations passed after Jan. 1, 2013. Federal authorities would still have the ability to enforce those laws, but local and state police would not.
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Remainder of the Journal-Sentinel story here, and Fox is carrying it as well. We'll see.
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