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ATF tells TN that a federal gun law trumps the state’s
Commercial Appeal ^ | september 23, 2009 | Richard Locker

Posted on 09/23/2009 7:28:59 PM PDT by HogsBreath

NASHVILLE - The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives has told Tennessee gun dealers to disregard a state statute that exempts firearms made and sold inside Tennessee from federal gun laws and registration.

The ATF says the federal laws still apply regardless of the state's move.

The Tennessee legislature considered and approved several bills this year to reduce restrictions on firearms, including one bill that its sponsors labeled the "Tennessee Firearms Freedom Act." It passed overwhelmingly, the House 87-1 and the Senate 22-7, despite warnings by some lawmakers that it could subject Tennessee citizens to federal prosecution and imprisonment.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government
KEYWORDS: 10thamendment; 2nd; atf; banglist; batfe; bootthebatfe; commerceclause; donttreadonme; guns; jbt; liberalfascism; raich; shallnotbeinfringed; statesrights; teaparty; tennessee; tenthamendment; wickard
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To: HogsBreath

Must have missed the news...when was the BATF appointed to the SCOTUS?


141 posted on 09/24/2009 4:46:54 PM PDT by JrsyJack (There's a little Jim Thompson in all of us)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

There are a bunch of us ready to do just that.


142 posted on 09/24/2009 5:40:15 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (The Second Amendment. Don't MAKE me use it.)
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To: Dov in Houston

Only if the Federal law is within a power granted to the Federal government by the Constitution.

At least that’s the way it would be if the first ten amendments weren’t numbered 1,(ignore),3,4,5,6,7,8,9,(ignore).


143 posted on 09/24/2009 7:18:01 PM PDT by javachip (TARP - proof there is no situation so bad that government can't make it worse.)
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; bigheadfred; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ...

Thanks ForGod’sSake.


144 posted on 09/24/2009 8:19:24 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/__Since Jan 3, 2004__Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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To: ForGod'sSake

That’s BS


145 posted on 09/25/2009 5:43:41 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty

That’s cryptic


146 posted on 09/28/2009 12:01:14 AM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!)
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To: ForGod'sSake

LOL If you mean in as few words as possible; you are right.


147 posted on 09/28/2009 12:29:08 AM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: freekitty

No.


148 posted on 09/28/2009 8:52:31 AM PDT by ForGod'sSake (You have two choices and two choices only: SUBMIT or RESIST with everything you've got!)
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