Keeping the tyrants at bay
Lawmakers in the state of Montana who initiated the idea of a Firearms Freedom Act to declare guns made, sold and kept in the state exempt from federal regulations now want to beef up the plan.
They want penalties to apply to any “official, agent, or employee” of the federal government “who purposely or knowingly enforces a law, regulation, or order of the United States relating to a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition manufactured in this state.”
The idea follows closely the outline of a provision adopted by Wyoming when lawmakers there originally approved their own Firearms Freedom Act. WND reported when Wyoming included penalties for any agent of the U.S. who “enforces or attempts to enforce” federal gun rules on a “personal firearm.”
The costs there could be up to two years in prison and $2,000 in fines for an offender.
Meanwhile, a number of additional states are considering during their 2011 legislative sessions the provisions of a firearms freedom act, and they could double the number of states with such laws.
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