By Annie-Rose Strasser on Feb 1, 2013 at
10:01 am
The Alabama legislature is
considering an unconstitutional bill that would make it a felony for federal
law officers to enforce any bans on semi-automatic weapons or high-capacity
magazines in the state — a measure that, its author insists, would be good for
the state’s economy, or at least its gun manufacturers.
State Sen. Shadrack
McGill’s (R) legislation would specifically exempt guns that were manufactured,
sold, and owned within Alabama’s borders from federal laws. It would also
classify anyone who did try to enforce federal laws as a Class C Felon. McGill
thinks that such a law amounts to state stimulus, since creates an
impetus for manufacturers to reap profit in the state:
In a time of strapped
budgets, adding resource officers may be difficult for local systems. McGill
said that’s why his colleagues have worked to improve the economy, and he added
that there is no desire to raise taxes.[...]
McGill said the gun bill
could be a way to improve Alabama’s economy, as the law would only pertain to
guns made and kept inside the state.
“I’m chairman of the Small
Business Committee, and one aspect of this is any state that passes similar
legislation to this, it will be an attraction to manufacturing — good for the
economy,” he said.
The U.S. Constitution
dictates that federal law “shall be the supreme law of the land.” But the
irony is apparently lost on McGill and other state legislators that in their
effort to protect their constitutional right to own a firearm, they are trying
to supersede the constitutional requirement that states follow federal laws.
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