Oklahoma Firearms Freedom Act – HB 2884
Jan 17th, 2010 | By Kevin Hayden | Category: Constitutional & Liberty Issues, Featured ArticlesOklahoma City, Oklahoma - A bill has been introduced in the Oklahoma legislature to protect the Second Amendment rights of the state’s citizens.
House Bill 2884, creates the “Oklahoma Firearms Freedom Act,” which declares that a “personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately in Oklahoma and that remains within the borders of Oklahoma is not subject to federal law or federal regulation, including registration, under the authority of Congress to regulate interstate commerce.”
The legislation notes that regulation of intrastate commerce is vested in the states under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the United States Constitution and that Article II, Section 26, of the Oklahoma Constitution “clearly secures to Oklahoma citizens, and prohibits interference with, the right of individual Oklahoma citizens to keep and bear arms.”
As a result, under the bill, guns manufactured in Oklahoma and sold to citizens of the state would not be subject to federal regulations since “those items have not traveled in interstate commerce.”
Applicable firearms will be required to clearly display “Made in Oklahoma” on a major metallic part.
And there’s more:
Some supporters of the legislation say that a successful application of such a state-law would set a strong precedent and open the door for states to take their own positions on a wide range of other activities that they see as not being authorized to the Federal Government by the Constitution.
The principle behind such legislation is nullification, which has a long history in the American tradition. When a state ‘nullifies’ a federal law, it is proclaiming that the law in question is void and inoperative, or ‘non-effective,’ within the boundaries of that state; or, in other words, not a law as far as the state is concerned. Implied in such legislation is that the state apparatus will enforce the act against all violations – in order to protect the liberty of the state’s citizens.
Oklahoma’s bill brings the number to 16 states that have seen a Firearms Freedom Act introduced in the past year – most recently, New Hampshire, Virginia and Missouri.
Frankly, I believe everything possible should be done to challenge the federal power grab.
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GO OKLAHOMA!!!!!
God bless your efforts to thwart the anti-America bean brains among us. We need to take a stand against these socialists and put a stop to obamer and his thugs and thieves. Granted, the people voted this loser in, but I now think they realize the ghastly mistake they made…I wish I had the money, and the youth, To move to your state and get the hell out of this God forsaken third world country called california. My wifes Dad was born in your great state. These power mad demons need to be stopped. PERIOD!!! I’ll be in the front lines when the revolution starts. I was born a free American 70 years ago, and I fully intend to die a FREE American!
Thanks again OKLAHOMA, for your brave and patrotic stand. God bless all of ya….
Good job, OK!