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Senate committee advances anti-commandeering bill limiting state assistance with federal firearm enforcement
Summary
The Senate City, County & Local Affairs Committee voted to pass SB 298, a measure spearheaded by Senator Stubblefield that bars state actors from assisting enforcement of federal laws the sponsor argues exceed constitutional powers. Supporters framed the bill as protecting state sovereignty; law-enforcement witnesses warned it could strain federal partnerships.
Senator Stubblefield urged the committee to pass Senate Bill 298, framing it as a defense of the Tenth Amendment and state sovereignty and saying recent federal proposals would effectively turn firearm access into a government-administered privilege rather than a constitutionally protected right.
Stubblefield traced the bill's rationale to Federalist-era arguments and to a suite of recent federal measures he said risk creating a national firearms registry and extended background-check holds. He referenced the anti-commandeering…
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