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FirearmsFreedomAct.com -- New website devoted to 10A/states rights movement
FirearmsFreedomAct.com ^
Posted on 08/31/2009 5:52:45 PM PDT by Still Thinking
Originally introduced and passed in Montana, the FFA declares that any firearms made and retained in-state are beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states.
Since its passage in Montana, a clone of the Firearms Freedom Act has been enacted in Tennessee, and has been introduced in the legislatures of Alaska, Texas, South Carolina, Minnesota and Florida. Legislators in many other states have announced that they will introduce FFA clones when their legislatures next convene.
The FFA is primarily a Tenth Amendment challenge to the powers of Congress under the “commerce clause,” with firearms as the object – it is a state’s rights exercise
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; banglist; donttreadonme; ffa; firearmsfreedomact; liberty; lping; shallnotbeinfringed; statesrights; tenthamendment
A new site dedicated to keeping track of state laws repudiating feral control over guns not involved in interstate commerce. Thought some might find it interesting or useful. No affiliation with the site.
To: Still Thinking
A new site dedicated to keeping track of state laws repudiating feral control Well put.
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posted on
08/31/2009 5:58:13 PM PDT
by
Clint Williams
(Read Roto-Reuters -- we're the spinmeisters | America -- a great idea, didn't last.)
To: Still Thinking
It would be nice to have a map of the states that actually manufacture firearms, for what that is worth.
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posted on
08/31/2009 5:58:23 PM PDT
by
Habibi
To: Still Thinking
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posted on
08/31/2009 6:14:21 PM PDT
by
Charlespg
(The Mainstream media is the enemy of democracy destroy the mainstream media)
To: Habibi
Machine tools aren`t outlawed yet,they can be moved and set up anywhere there`s power and buildings.
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posted on
08/31/2009 6:31:44 PM PDT
by
nomad
To: Still Thinking; ForGod'sSake
I would not count on Colorado, but it is a a nice compilation of info
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posted on
08/31/2009 6:52:10 PM PDT
by
dynachrome
(I am Jim Thompson!)
To: 11th Commandment; 17th Miss Regt; 2001convSVT; 2banana; 2ndDivisionVet; A_Former_Democrat; ...
Thanks dynachrome!
Another resource available to help us stay informed and maybe more important, to aid us in our efforts to support, protect and defend our unalienable rights; such as life, liberty and the pursuit of firepower.
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posted on
08/31/2009 8:11:35 PM PDT
by
ForGod'sSake
(You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!)
To: Still Thinking
Jeez, how many websites now?
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posted on
08/31/2009 8:23:59 PM PDT
by
wastedyears
(The best aid we could ever give Africa would be thousands of rifles to throw out their own dictators)
To: bamahead; Eric Blair 2084
Meant to ping you guys and ForGod’sSake but had to leave right after posting. I see FGS’s already here.
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posted on
08/31/2009 8:35:11 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
To: nomad
Hmmm. This sounds interesting. With interstate commerce out of the way, does this imply that one might/could manufacture firearms within the State of Colorado for use/sale within the state itself (without the Feds breathing down your neck)? It does seem like an interesting scenario (and I have always felt the Feds have far exceeded their constitutional authority on interstate commerce since the early part of the last century). I wonder if this is an appropriate test case to challenge the Fed's power/abuse of the interstate commerce racket.
Yeah, Colorado is pretty blue right now. I doubt there’ll be much action in the near future here. Conversely, how many states actually have enterprises that manufacture firearms? My guess is, not many (but that is only a guess). Montana has a pretty nice producer of hunting firearms so that would be appropriate for their state. I'm just thinking it would not be a terribly significant legislative action for a state that has no gun manufacturing. The action could encourage upstart companies though.
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posted on
08/31/2009 9:07:49 PM PDT
by
Habibi
To: ForGod'sSake
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posted on
08/31/2009 10:28:53 PM PDT
by
neverdem
(Xin loi minh oi)
To: Habibi
I have always felt the Feds have far exceeded their constitutional authority on interstate commerce since the early part of the last century.You don't say. Have any examples?
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posted on
08/31/2009 11:21:02 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
To: Still Thinking; Abathar; Abcdefg; Abram; Abundy; akatel; albertp; AlexandriaDuke; ...
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posted on
09/01/2009 6:48:20 AM PDT
by
bamahead
(Avoid self-righteousness like the devil- nothing is so self-blinding. -- B.H. Liddell Hart)
To: Still Thinking
Results 1 - 10 of about 123,000 for commerce clause abuses. (0.29 seconds)
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posted on
09/01/2009 8:28:39 AM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Obama's Blackberry, who's on the other end?)
To: Las Vegas Ron
Your sarcasm meter is broken. (Though my comment may have been what broke it) LOL
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posted on
09/01/2009 8:38:22 AM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
To: Still Thinking
LOL...touche! :)
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posted on
09/01/2009 8:41:05 AM PDT
by
Las Vegas Ron
(Obama's Blackberry, who's on the other end?)
To: Still Thinking
“You don’t say. Have any examples? “
Heh, heh. Indeed, the comment was primarily for the folks that are primarily gun oriented. You would be surprised (well, obviously you wouldn’t be) at the number of folks that don’t have a clue about the interstate commerce issue.
I get it. ;-)
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posted on
09/01/2009 9:57:33 AM PDT
by
Habibi
To: Clint Williams; Still Thinking
A new site dedicated to keeping track of state laws repudiating feral control
Well put.
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Well put indeed! I just realized that we DO have a “feral” government as per the following definitions;
1.
a.Existing in a wild or untamed state.
b.Having returned to an untamed state from domestication.
2.Of or suggestive of a wild animal; savage: a feral grin.
Remember that crazy grin you see Obama display sometimes?
Now you know what it is called, a “feral grin”.
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posted on
09/01/2009 2:17:28 PM PDT
by
RipSawyer
(Change has come to America and all hope is gone.)
To: RipSawyer; Clint Williams
As much as I’d like to take credit, I stole that from another Freeper. Can’t remember which one right off hand.
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posted on
09/01/2009 2:32:56 PM PDT
by
Still Thinking
(If ignorance is bliss, liberals must be ecstatic!)
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