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    Former Member of Congress

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    -Journal of American Studies

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    -Asia Times

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    -Catholic Historical Review

  • "An engaging and important contribution to scholarship on the history of American Catholicism."
    -Journal of the Historical Society

  • "Woods and [co-author Kevin] Gutzman appeal to both left and right in this constitutionalist jeremiad…. The authors' exegeses of the Constitution and court decisions, heavy on original intent arguments, are lucid and telling."
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    -Economic Affairs (London)

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More States Prepared to Resist New Gun Measures

Here’s an article that looks at the status of various state-level bills seeking to nullify new firearms regulations potentially coming from the federal government. It begins with this interesting observation about state defiance of federal marijuana laws:

Shortly after voters in Colorado and Washington State approved measures that legalized the recreational use of marijuana, President Obama told Barbara Walters that his Justice Department would not prosecute pot users in these states.

“We’ve got bigger fish to fry,” Obama said.

Although the state measures defy federal law, it appears Barack Obama is giving each state a pass on this issue.

Unlearn the Propaganda!

  • http://www.facebook.com/michaelboldin Michael Boldin

    nice!

  • Anonymous

    Nullification seems to be becoming far more common as of late. I can’t help but think that you helped to influence this (your book having been published in 2010).

  • http://www.facebook.com/chris.mason.117 Chris Mason

    Can local governments pass ordinances that nullify state law? Are sheriffs allowed to refuse to enforce state laws?

  • Anonymous

    Bigger fish to fry? He’s just scared, he knows he’s got nothing.
    -Thorax232
    ——————————————–
    Family Survival Course Book

  • Anonymous

    I would think that would depend on whether they were constitutional or not. Remember, each state has its own constitution, as well.

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Benjamin-Allen-Whetham/727059078 Benjamin Allen Whetham

    Well in regards to the gun laws in Colorado, the sheriffs are not going to enforce these laws because it is physically impossible TO enforce them.

    In 2014, an officer pulls someone over for a broken tail light. In the back seat in plain sight is several 25 round Ruger 10/22 magazines and a 10/22 rifle in a case. How is the officer supposed to know if those magazines were purchased before July 1, 2013 (legal) or after (illegal)? How is the officer supposed to know if that 10/22 was purchased at a FFL dealer (legal) or for cash from his cousin? (illegal)

    Unless the owner tells the officer they are illegal, they have no way of telling either way. Even if they plead the 5th, that can’t be used as evidence of guilt. Magazines are not stamped with date codes so there is no way to tell when the magazine was purchased or made. The only way to tell if the rifle was legally purchased is with a mandatory gun registry. Absent either of those it is impossible to know, thus the laws will be unenforced because they can’t be enforced.