Presidential decrees are “Overreaching and anti-constitutional
violation of our rights as American citizens”
Steve
Watson
Infowars.com
Jan 17, 2013
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant vowed yesterday to block enforcement of any
federal gun restrictions that infringe upon the Second Amendment, saying that
lawmakers should draw up a bill to further protect the State’s rights.
“I am asking that you immediately pass legislation that would make any
unconstitutional order by the President illegal to enforce in Mississippi by
state or local law enforcement,” Bryant wrote in a letter to his Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and state
House Speaker Philip Gunn.
Bryant noted that he has no qualms with background checks and existing gun
laws that ensure people do not illegally acquire firearms, but said he will not
tolerate moves to place restrictions on law abiding gun owners, adding that
criminals will not be deterred by such laws.
“If someone kicks open my door and they’re entering my home, I’d like as many
bullets as I could to protect my children, and if I only have three, then the
ability for me to protect my family is greatly diminished,” Bryant said. “And
what we’re doing now is saying, ‘We’re standing against the federal government
taking away our civil liberties.’”
In a press conference immediately following Obama’s address to the nation,
Bryant and Gunn noted that because Mississippi is a rural state, it can take law
enforcement officers up to 20 minutes to reach some homes in an emergency, and
that people’s right to defend themselves should not be infringed upon.
“When it’s for self protection, you need as much firepower as needed to
protect your family,” Bryant said, describing the federal executive orders
announced by the president yesterday as an “overreaching and anti-constitutional
violation of our rights as American citizens.”
During the conference, State Rep. Chris Brown told reporters and those
gathered that he is drafting legislation that will declare firearms manufactured
in Mississippi fall under state law and cannot be subjected to federal
regulations.
In addition to Mississippi, several other states have introduced similar
measures in an attempt to stifle the executive orders.
Tennessee Republican state Rep. Joe Carr has declared that he will attempt to
make it illegal for federal authorities to impose any kind of a ban on guns or
ammunition.
Carr is sponsoring legislation that would charge federal agents with a
Class A misdemeanor for attempting to enforce such actions.
“We’re tired of political antics, cheap props of using children as bait to
gin up emotional attachment for an issue that quite honestly doesn’t solve the
problem,” Carr said.
Similar legislative moves to pre-empt the federal gun restrictions have also
been proposed in Wyoming, Utah and Alaska.
The 23 executive orders Obama announced yesterday apply only to the federal
government, not local or state law enforcement. Without action by the House, it
is therefore unlawful to enforce the decrees on sheriffs and other law
enforcement departments across the nation.
Thursday, January 17, 2013
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