Anti Federalist
03-14-2010, 03:15 PM
Law bars feds from enforcing firearms laws on Wyoming-made guns
Despite concerns, governor signs gun bill
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_297727c2-2d71-11df-ad67-001cc4c03286.html
CHEYENNE — With some trepidation, Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Thursday signed into law a bill asserting that Wyoming-made firearms are exempt from all federal laws and regulations.
The law, which takes effect in July, is meant as a shot at the federal government. But it’s unclear whether the law will remain a symbolic declaration of states’ and Second Amendment rights, or spark a confrontation between state and federal officials.
Under the law, any firearms made from scratch in Wyoming — besides automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers — are officially exempt from all federal gun laws so long as the gun isn’t taken out of the state.
That means no three-day waiting period to buy a Wyoming-made gun, no federal firearms license needed, no federal taxes to pay.
People convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, who are banned under federal law from possessing a firearm, can now purchase a gun — so long as it has a “Made In Wyoming” logo on it.
At the same time, though, the Firearms Freedom Act toughens Wyoming state gun laws: it bans convicted felons, mental patients and people younger than 21 from being able to buy Wyoming-made firearms.
Despite concerns, governor signs gun bill
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming/article_297727c2-2d71-11df-ad67-001cc4c03286.html
CHEYENNE — With some trepidation, Gov. Dave Freudenthal on Thursday signed into law a bill asserting that Wyoming-made firearms are exempt from all federal laws and regulations.
The law, which takes effect in July, is meant as a shot at the federal government. But it’s unclear whether the law will remain a symbolic declaration of states’ and Second Amendment rights, or spark a confrontation between state and federal officials.
Under the law, any firearms made from scratch in Wyoming — besides automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenade launchers — are officially exempt from all federal gun laws so long as the gun isn’t taken out of the state.
That means no three-day waiting period to buy a Wyoming-made gun, no federal firearms license needed, no federal taxes to pay.
People convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence, who are banned under federal law from possessing a firearm, can now purchase a gun — so long as it has a “Made In Wyoming” logo on it.
At the same time, though, the Firearms Freedom Act toughens Wyoming state gun laws: it bans convicted felons, mental patients and people younger than 21 from being able to buy Wyoming-made firearms.