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The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence filed a lawsuit suing Kansas Governor Sam Brownback and the state's attorney general on Wednesday, challenging a one-year-old state law on the grounds that it violates the U.S. Constitution by nullifying federal laws aimed at reducing firearms violence.
The group is seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Kansas "Second Amendment Protection Act." The law says that firearms made in Kansas are not subject to any federal law or regulation, including a gun or ammunition registration program. It also provides a nullification clause, deeming "void and unenforceable" any laws or regulations that the state deems to be a violation of the Second Amendment.
According to the complaint, the Kansas law violates provisions that give final power to interpret the U.S. Constitution to federal courts, not state legislatures. The Brady group also said the law is contrary to a 1958 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found any state law claiming to nullify federal law as unconstitutional.
While some view this law as largely symbolic the Brady Group apparently have identified it as a threat to their anti-gun campaign.
Could this be the next major Supreme Court case in a few years?
http://news.yahoo.com/gun-control-group-sues-kansas-governor-over-gun-163814086.html
The group is seeking a permanent injunction prohibiting enforcement of the Kansas "Second Amendment Protection Act." The law says that firearms made in Kansas are not subject to any federal law or regulation, including a gun or ammunition registration program. It also provides a nullification clause, deeming "void and unenforceable" any laws or regulations that the state deems to be a violation of the Second Amendment.
According to the complaint, the Kansas law violates provisions that give final power to interpret the U.S. Constitution to federal courts, not state legislatures. The Brady group also said the law is contrary to a 1958 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found any state law claiming to nullify federal law as unconstitutional.
While some view this law as largely symbolic the Brady Group apparently have identified it as a threat to their anti-gun campaign.
Could this be the next major Supreme Court case in a few years?
http://news.yahoo.com/gun-control-group-sues-kansas-governor-over-gun-163814086.html