(WOAI) – A
Texas lawmaker says he plans to file the Firearms Protection Act, which would
make any federal laws that may be passed by Congress or imposed by Presidential
order which would ban or restrict ownership of semi-automatic firearms or limit
the size of gun magazines illegal in the state, 1200 WOAI news reports.
Republican Rep.
Steve Toth says his measure also calls for felony criminal charges to be filed
against any federal official who tries to enforce the rule in the state.
“If a federal
official comes into the state of Texas to enforce the federal executive order,
that person is subject to criminal prosecution,” Toth told 1200 WOAI’s Joe Pags
Tuesday. He says his bill would make attempting to enforce a federal gun
ban in Texas punishable by a $50,000 fine and up to five years in prison.
Toth says he
will file his measure after speaking with the state’s Republican Attorney
General, Greg Abbott, who has already vowed to fight any federal measures which
call for restrictions on weapons possession. Toth concedes that he would
welcome a legal fight over his proposals. “At some point there needs to be a
showdown between the states and the federal government over the Supremacy
Clause,” he said.
The Supremacy
Clause is the portion of the Constitution which declares that federal laws and
statutes are ‘the supreme law of the land.’ “It is our responsibility to push
back when those laws are infringed by King Obama,” Toth said.
Texas is the
second state to propose a measure to shield the state from the impact of any
gun possession restrictions imposed by Congress or by Presidential order.
A similar measure was introduced in Wyoming last week.
Comments:
More States are proposing legislation to protect its citizens from Obama overreach. Obama-care started the trend and the threat of tightened federal gun laws increased the activity. The Georgia legislature has not weighed in.
Norb Leahy, Dunwoody GA Tea Party
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