First, Montana
Now, Alaska:
The state House has approved a bill exempting guns and ammunition manufactured and kept within Alaska from federal firearms regulation, a measure critics immediately said was unconstitutional.
The House Thursday voted 32-7 in favor of the Alaska Firearms Freedom Act sponsored by Fairbanks Republican Mike Kelly and 10 co-sponsors.
April 20th, 2009 at 10:47 am
Yea! I love Alaska!
April 20th, 2009 at 2:06 pm
Sweet! I’m moving to Fairbanks this summer.
‘Critics say Alaska can’t simply opt out of federal regulation but that Kelly’s measure will give Alaskans that impression, making them susceptible to arrest if they build illegal guns.’
It’s probably tough for the fedgov to arrest people when the local LE tells them to piss off, I’d think…
April 20th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
It passed in the House and was sent to the Senate who sent it to committees for review. We have a 90 day limit on the sessions and they have adjourned for the year.
April 20th, 2009 at 6:23 pm
“We have a 90 day limit on the sessions and they have adjourned for the year.”
So it’s a meaningless gesture then, never having had any chance of becoming law? No wonder it would pass so easily.
April 20th, 2009 at 11:53 pm
How do these measures work, since the state cannot prevent the weapon from leaving said state?
April 21st, 2009 at 8:23 am
@ Cargosquid:
These measures work to the same extent law abiding people don’t actually illegally export guns to Mexico, because they obey the law. The notion that laws should not be beneficial to the law abiding because they lend themselves to abuse by those who intentionally violate the law ignores the fact that no law can be passed that criminals cannot willfully and knowingly violate. The purpose of laws is to protect and serve the people, not to provide cover for politicians and bureaucrats.
April 21st, 2009 at 11:48 am
I may be obtuse, but I still don’t understand.
If a resident moves to another state, is he allowed to transfer his firearm? While I like the idea of the Montana law, how does this law help the citizens? Wouldn’t this complicate matters for citizens moving out?
Now, in my dream world, “shall not be infringed” would be the whole of the law and ATF would stand for a convenience store……