IIRC. $;-)
Posted on 03/26/2010 8:01:58 AM PDT by marktwain
Kansas --(AmmoLand.com)- HB 2620 was brought for final action in the House yesterday morning and was passed with a roll call vote of 95 – 27.
This bill will now go to the Senate.
Please call your Senator and ask them to urge the Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee to schedule a hearing for this bill before the session clock runs out.
To refresh your memory, this bill does the following: The Kansas Firearms Freedom Act, House Bill 2620, crafted by The Kansas State Rifle Association was introduced in the Kansas House of Representatives by Representative Ray Merrick and several other co-sponsors.
The Firearms Freedom Act (FFA) is principally a Tenth Amendment challenge to the powers of Congress under the “commerce clause,” with firearms as the object – it is a state’s rights exercise. Originally introduced and passed in Montana, the FFA declares that any firearms made and retained in-state is beyond the authority of Congress under its constitutional power to regulate commerce among the states.
The FFA may affect congressional authority other than for firearms. This legislation is actually about reducing excessive Federal regulation in areas such as education and intrastate trade.
Proponents contend that the commerce clause was amended, by the Tenth Amendment, and that the Tenth Amendment, being the most recent expression of the enacting authority, must prevail over an unlimited interpretation of commerce clause authority to regulate firearms made and retained in a state.
(Excerpt) Read more at ammoland.com ...
It must be a lot nicer in Kansas with Kathleen Sillyass gone.
IIRC. $;-)
Thumbs up to my neighbors in Kansas.
Update ping
This article is the first I've seen that points to something so obvious it probably gets overlooked by non legalists like myself. I noticed Freeper "A Navy Vet" made this point on a couple of occasions, maybe more. I have intended to go Googling for legalese on the subject but haven't been able to squeeze any more time out of a 24 hour day. The money quote from the article which should be the "final word" but given the forces at work against common sense, well:
Proponents contend that the commerce clause was amended, by the Tenth Amendment, and that the Tenth Amendment, being the most recent expression of the enacting authority, must prevail over an unlimited interpretation of commerce clause authority to regulate firearms made and retained in a state.
Please ~ping~ me to articles relating to the 10th Amendment/States Rights so I can engage the pinger.
I've stopped monitoring threads and unilaterally adding names to the ping list, so if you want on or off the list just say so.
Tenth Amendment Chronicles Thread
Tenth Amendment Center
The Right Side of Life/State Initiatives
Sovereign States
Firearms Freedom Act
Health Care Nullification
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This is awesome news regarding passage in the Kansas House!
I find the quote you pulled out profound in many ways... It’s like the purloined letter, really. So easy to see once you know where to look!
I wonder about one thing that may argue against this point of view, but to tell you the honest truth I don’t want to write it here in case it gave the “other side” any ammunition! (no pun intended)
Tis true. There ARE trees in that there forest! ;^)
The Amendments to our Constitution and in particular the first ten are tantamount to "special conditions" placed as addendums to a contract. They expand and/or modify related subject matter in the original document. Small wonder our would be masters hold it in such comtempt. It has really slowed their "progress".
Hot DAMN! Awesome manufactured firearms, here I come! (After its signing, of course)
Wow! KS went from no-issue (IIRC) to shall-issue only recently. For it to be considering firearms freedom already indicates quite a positive development in the last few years.
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