Wyoming considering 2nd amendment nullification law - Jail Time for Federal Agents who violate

NAtional Expositor - 10th Amendement Center ^ | February 16, 2010 | Jeff Head

[Jeff Head]

In 2009 Montana and Tennessee passed state laws for the 2nd amendment nullifying Federal efforts.

Now, Wyoming is on the verge of passing one with some teeth, and 21 other states are considering it.

Come on Idaho and Texas and all you others. Time to step up to the plate and restore the Constitution!

http://www.nationalexpositor.com/News/2215.html

Wyoming State Representative Allen Jaggi has introduced a “Firearms Freedom Act” (FFA) for the state – it’s filed as House Bill 95 (HB95).

While the FFA’s title focuses on gun regulations, it has far more to do with the federal violations of the commerce clause.

If passed, the bill would provide “that specified firearms that are manufactured, sold, purchased, possessed and used exclusively within Wyoming shall be exempt from federal regulation, including registration requirements”

HB95 includes wording, that if passed, would impose penalties for violations of the law:

"Any official, agent or employee of the United States government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United States government upon a personal firearm, a firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders of Wyoming shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both."

[archy]

Montana and other states need to follow up and do the same.

Montana is WAY ahead of us in Wyoming. And the *in-state manufactured firearms exemption* Firearms Freedom Act laws have now passed in Montana and Tennessee and been introduced in these 21 states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.

[archy]

Exactly. They need to pass this ASAP and then enforce it. Feds who come into Wyoming attempting to enfringe Wyoming resident and Wyoming firearms rights will go to jail.

Well, as an alternative, I'd be agreeable to seeing the applicable federal statuatory punishment imposed.

UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 18, U.S. Criminal Code, Section 242:
Deprivation of rights under color of law

Whoever, under color of any law, statute, ordinance, regulation, or custom, willfully subjects any inhabitant of any State, Territory, or District to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States, or to different punishments, pains, or penalties, on account of such inhabitant being an alien, or by reason of his color, or race, than are prescribed for the punishment of citizens, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned not more than one year, or both; and if bodily injury results shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and if death results shall be subject to imprisonment for any term of years or for life, or both, or may be sentenced to death..

[archy]

Just curious: are there any native Wyoming arms and/or ammo manufacturing companies?

Yes. Freedom Arms

And SI Tactical, manufacturere of AR15 and other *interesting* rifle receivers, Kalispell, Montana.

But even better, if these laws are upheld, expect many new small operations to spring up overnight. The technology is not overwhelming, and there are a lot of interesting designs to be considered and explored.