MISSOURI LEADERS FIRE BACK AT DOJ IN DISPUTE OVER SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.- Over the weekend, Missouri Governor Mike Parson signed a bill that established the Second Amendment Preservation Act.

This bill prohibits state and local cooperation with federal officials to enforce any action violating the “Second Amendment rights of Missourians,” according to those in favor of the legislation.

Since that signing, the Justice Department warned Missouri officials that the state can’t ignore federal law. In a letter sent to Governor Parson, Justice officials said the U.S. Constitution’s Supremacy Clause outweighs the measure that Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Saturday.

Now, Parson and Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt are sending a letter back to the Department of Justice. The two claim to be fighting back against potential federal overreach and encroachment on Missourians’ Second Amendment rights.

Rep. Jered Taylor (R-Republic) sponsored the bill that also fines police departments up to $50,000 if an officer violates someone’s Second Amendment rights. He received the letter from the governor’s office Thursday morning. Taylor said he found it “comical” the DOJ sent the letter and asked for the law to be clarified.