Under what law or precedence can the Federal government require universal background checks in all 50 states? When it comes to firearms, do states have any rights that the Federal government can't supersede?
I ask because I'm no legal scholar, but it seems that with every shooting some politicians from antigun gun, progun coltrol states have in the past or are currently trying to enact blanketed laws that all states must follow. What happened to states having Rights? I get that the Federal government can enact an de facto ban on some guns via the Commerce Clause, but how can they have any saUnder what law or precedence can the Federal government bypass states rights to require universal background checks in all 50 states regardless of existing stats laws?
I ask because I'm no legal scholar, but it seems that with every shooting some politicians from antigun gun, progun coltrol states have in the past or are currently trying to enact blanketed laws that all states must follow. What happened to states having Rights? I get that the Federal government can enact an de facto ban on some guns via the Commerce Clause, but how can they have any saUnder what law or precedence can the Federal government bypass states rights to require universal background checks in all 50 states regardless of existing stats laws?