Lawmakers in Missouri have proposed a bill that blocks other lawmakers from proposing gun restricting regulation!
Missouri state Representative Mike Leara, a Republican, proposed the backwards bill.
DETAILS: White House Says Leaked Immigration Plan is Backup
The bill says,“[a]ny member of the general assembly who proposes a piece of legislation that further restricts the right of an individual to bear arms, as set forth under the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States, shall be guilty of a class D felony.”
One main issue with the bill is that it goes against the Missouri constitution.
The constitution states, “[s]enators and representatives . . . shall not be questioned for any speech or debate in either house in any other place.”
DETAILS: Send Politicians a Heart to End Gun Violence
In the case of United States v. Johnson, the Supreme Court also interpreted the “Speech and Debate” clause to mean that lawmakers cannot be persecuted for any documentation that they propose.
Therefore, Leara’s bill is unlikely to pass.
Better luck next time!
Looks like gun lovers will do anything to stop strict laws from going into effect.
