—my suspicion is that the “Firearms Freedom” acts will have the same legal standing as “nullification”— another word I see every now and then-—
Well, I’m sure they’ll hit the federal courts sooner or later. If the feds find the states are within their rights, well and good. But the federal courts are essentially a part of one of the parties in the dispute. If they find in favor of the entity that signs their paychecks, how many people in state government and among the public are likely to view that decision as binding?