By: Mike Maharrey
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (Feb. 12, 2020) – A bill filed in the Alabama House would set the foundation to create a “gun rights sanctuary state” by banning state and local enforcement of most federal gun control. Passage into law would represent a major step toward ending federal acts that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms within the state in practice and effect.
Rep. Tommy Hanes (R-Scottsboro) introduced House Bill 223 (HB223) on Feb.11. Titled the Second Amendment Preservation Act, the legislation would prohibit any public officer or employee of the state from enforcing or attempting to enforce any infringement on the right to keep and bear arms. The bill lists specific federal actions that would constitute an “infringement,” including:
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