Mississippi Senate Committee Passes Bill Setting Foundation to Reject Some Federal Gun Control

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A Mississippi bill that would set the foundation to reject and end new federal gun control regulations and executive orders passed an important Senate committee last week. The bill already passed the full House and will now move to the full Senate for further consideration.

Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayune), along with 13 cosponsors, introduced House Bill 782 (HB782) last month. . As passed by the House Judiciary B committee last week and the full House today, the legislation would prohibit any state agency, political subdivision, and their employees from knowingly and willingly participating in any way in the enforcement of any future federal executive orders, or agency rules that were not passed by Congress and signed by the president, regarding a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition if the act would be contrary to Section 12, Article 3, Mississippi Constitution of 1890.

The bill would also bar the utilization of any state assets, state funds, or funds allocated by the state to local entities for enforcement of the same. State officers violating the law would be subject to criminal penalties.

“The federal government is out of control, and the states have a duty to reestablish the rule of law. We have checks and balances, and the Supreme Court has clearly ruled that the states can’t just be ordered around by the federal government,” said Elaine Vechorik, Vice-President of Mississippi for Liberty.