Unconstitutional Texas Bill Would Make Enforcing Federal Gun Laws A Felony

truebluefan · Jan 16, 2013

Texas State Rep. Steve Toth (R-TX), with the apparent support of at least one of Texas’ most powerful politicians, will introduce unconstitutional legislation subjecting federal law enforcement officers to arrest and prosecution if they enforce new gun safety laws in the Lone Star State:

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.
Click to expand...

Read more http://thinkprogress.org/justice/20...uld-make-enforcing-federal-gun-laws-a-felony/

Log in or Sign up

Unconstitutional Texas Bill Would Make Enforcing Federal Gun Laws A Felony

truebluefan Administrator Staff Member Administrator

Share This Page

Log in or Sign up

Unconstitutional Texas Bill Would Make Enforcing Federal Gun Laws A Felony

Moderators

truebluefan Administrator Staff Member Administrator

Share This Page

Useful Searches