Senate easily passes bipartisan gun control bill, sending it to the House
The $[13] billion measure was approved 65-33
Texas Republican [John Corynyn] and Connecticut Democrat Chris Murphy were among four lawmakers instrumental in hashing out the bill.
https://nypost.com/2022/06/23/senate-easily-passes-bipartisan-gun-control-bill/
According to a recent Fox News report, it appears increasingly likely Congress will have enough bipartisan support to push through [a benign titled and unconstitutional] “common sense” federal gun control legislation in 2018. If this happens, state action can effectively nullify these federal gun laws and render them ineffectual.
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) have [knowingly] crafted [unconstitutional] legislation to make [illegal] federal background checks more [illegally] robust.
While strengthening NICS and banning bump stocks might be considered “common sense,” these actions are not constitutional. The Constitution does not delegate the federal government any power to maintain and run a background check system for firearms purchases, or to ban firearms accessories.
In fact, the Fox News reporting on the Cornyn/Murphy bill reveals just how easily states can make the proposed law totally ineffectual.
[They can simply refuse to implement it.]
“In order to ensure that states adhere to the uploading requirements, which the federal government technically cannot force states to do, the bill would create incentives for states to do so, such as by providing grants.”
So, if a state simply refuses the incentives, it can completely ignore the proposed law.
Instead of lobbying Congress or hoping the federal courts will issue a favorable opinion, we should focus efforts at the state level where we have a better chance of influencing the process.
Maine Upholds The US Constitution By Prohibiting Any State Gun Registry: Nullifies Over-Reach By Federal Government
https://politicalvelcraft.org/2017/11/28/states-can-stop-cornyns-unconstitutionally-proposed-federal-gun-control-measures-in-their-tracks-he-also-voted-against-americans-for-the-ndaa/