FrankRep
01-16-2011, 11:54 AM
Firearms Freedom Act introduced in Virginia (http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/01/firearms-freedom-act-introduced-in-virginia/)
Tenth Amendment Center (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/)
January 16th, 2011
Introduced by Virginia Delegate Charles Carrico, Sr is House Bill 1731 (HB1731 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=111&typ=bil&val=hb1731)), the Firearms Freedom Act (FFA). The bill declares that:
firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition that are manufactured commercially or privately in Virginia, and that remain within the borders of Virginia, shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
Since 2009, 8 states have passed similar legislation as law – Montana, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, Alaska and Arizona. And, here at the Tenth Amendment Center we expect to see at least a dozen other states consider Firearms Freedom Acts in 2011.
The United States Constitution gives Congress the authority to regulate Interstate Commerce between the states, and 18 USC 922 makes it unlawful for any person not licensed as a manufacturer or dealer in firearms to engage in the business of manufacturing or dealing in firearms. Collectively, the Interstate Commerce Clause and 18 USC 922 are used by the federal goverenment as a means to regulate, control and often-times ban, firearms.
The Virginia Firearms Freedom Act addresses this by exempting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured and retained in the state from all federal firearm control laws including registration, as firearms that meet these criteria cannot be regulated by the federal government because they have not traveled in interstate commerce.
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CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/legislation/intrastate-commerce-act/) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s model legislation, the Intrastate Commerce Act, which takes the FFA principle to its full extent – all goods grown and made in state are under state, not federal, purview.
CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/nullification/firearms-freedom-act/) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s Firearms Freedom Act Legislative Tracking Page
CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/talkingpoints/TAC-Talking-Points-Firearms-Freedom-Act.pdf) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s printable Firearms Freedom Act Brochure (pdf)
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SOURCE:
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/01/firearms-freedom-act-introduced-in-virginia/
http://www.ohiofreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover_null_lg-195x300.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596981490?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1596981490)
Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596981490?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1596981490)
- Thomas E. Woods Jr
Tenth Amendment Center (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/)
January 16th, 2011
Introduced by Virginia Delegate Charles Carrico, Sr is House Bill 1731 (HB1731 (http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?ses=111&typ=bil&val=hb1731)), the Firearms Freedom Act (FFA). The bill declares that:
firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition that are manufactured commercially or privately in Virginia, and that remain within the borders of Virginia, shall not be subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of the United States Congress to regulate interstate commerce.
Since 2009, 8 states have passed similar legislation as law – Montana, Tennessee, Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Idaho, Alaska and Arizona. And, here at the Tenth Amendment Center we expect to see at least a dozen other states consider Firearms Freedom Acts in 2011.
The United States Constitution gives Congress the authority to regulate Interstate Commerce between the states, and 18 USC 922 makes it unlawful for any person not licensed as a manufacturer or dealer in firearms to engage in the business of manufacturing or dealing in firearms. Collectively, the Interstate Commerce Clause and 18 USC 922 are used by the federal goverenment as a means to regulate, control and often-times ban, firearms.
The Virginia Firearms Freedom Act addresses this by exempting firearms, firearm accessories, and ammunition manufactured and retained in the state from all federal firearm control laws including registration, as firearms that meet these criteria cannot be regulated by the federal government because they have not traveled in interstate commerce.
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CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/legislation/intrastate-commerce-act/) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s model legislation, the Intrastate Commerce Act, which takes the FFA principle to its full extent – all goods grown and made in state are under state, not federal, purview.
CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/nullification/firearms-freedom-act/) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s Firearms Freedom Act Legislative Tracking Page
CLICK HERE (http://www.tenthamendmentcenter.com/wp-content/uploads/documents/talkingpoints/TAC-Talking-Points-Firearms-Freedom-Act.pdf) to view the Tenth Amendment Center’s printable Firearms Freedom Act Brochure (pdf)
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SOURCE:
http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2011/01/firearms-freedom-act-introduced-in-virginia/
http://www.ohiofreedom.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/cover_null_lg-195x300.jpg (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596981490?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1596981490)
Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1596981490?ie=UTF8&tag=libert0f-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1596981490)
- Thomas E. Woods Jr