{"id":567916,"date":"2021-06-18T13:51:14","date_gmt":"2021-06-18T17:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567916"},"modified":"2021-06-18T13:51:17","modified_gmt":"2021-06-18T17:51:17","slug":"missouri-will-defend-its-citizens-state-shoots-back-at-doj-over-gun-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/missouri-will-defend-its-citizens-state-shoots-back-at-doj-over-gun-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Missouri Will Defend Its Citizens\u2019: State Shoots Back At DOJ Over Gun Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmissouri-will-defend-its-citizens-state-shoots-back-at-doj-over-gun-laws%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=567916&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-1146875745-scaled-e1624036583421.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric S. Schmitt said Thursday the Biden administration is infringing on the Second Amendment in a letter pushing back against the Department of Justice (DOJ).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will fight tooth and nail to defend the right to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.courthousenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/mo-doj-letter.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">letter<\/a> states. \u201cWe will not tolerate any attempt by the federal government to deprive Missourians of this critical civil right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/17\/department-justice-warns-missouri-cant-nullify-federal-gun-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">warned<\/a> the state Wednesday they cannot disregard federal gun laws after <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/06\/11\/missouri-mike-parson-legislation-ban-state-police-enforcing-federal-gun-laws\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Parson signed a bill<\/a> Saturday prohibiting police from enforcing federal gun laws.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s new law prohibits local police from helping federal agents enforce laws that are deemed \u201cinvalid\u201d and prohibits the hiring of former federal agents who enforce the laws. Local police departments can be sued for up to $50,000 if they enforce a federal law. Federal agents can still enforce the laws, however.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ argued the new law impedes the \u201cworking relationship between federal and state law enforcement officers.\u201d The department stated the state lacks authority to prevent federal law enforcement agents from performing their job.<\/p>\n<p>Parson pushed back against claims the state is trying to \u201cnullify federal law\u201d and instead said the state \u201cis defending its people from federal government overreach.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/05\/18\/washington-man-shoots-armed-aggressor-everett\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Man Exercises His Second Amendment And Fatally Shoots Violent Man Armed With Metal Baton)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.1581395348837\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Throughout my career, I have always stood for the Constitution and our Second Amendment rights, and that will not change today or any day!<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KpfhHYAJwB\">https:\/\/t.co\/KpfhHYAJwB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Governor Mike Parson (@GovParsonMO) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GovParsonMO\/status\/1405689719459966979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 18, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe must remind you that our liberty is safeguarded both by the right to keep and bear arms and by the power reserved to the State of Missouri under the Tenth Amendment and basic principles of federalism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Parson argued the Second Amendment is inalienable, the state can refuse unconstitutional infringements and the state will defend its citizens from government overreach.<\/p>\n<p>Parson said the Second Amendment Preservation Act protects Missourians from \u201cunconstitutional gun taxes, confiscation, and control.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ cited the Supremacy Clause in the Constitution to claim Missouri \u201ccannot nullify federal law.\u201d Under the clause, federal law supersedes state law. Parson, however, argued \u201cMissouri has the right to refuse to enforce unconstitutional infringements by the federal government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe State of Missouri has every right under our system of government and the Tenth Amendment to place limitations on what state and local officials may do,\u201d the letter stated. \u201cThe Department of Justice has identified no conflict with the federal law from the Second Amendment Preservation Act\u2019s restrictions on state activities and hiring practices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Biden and the Department of Justice have decided to reward states and cities that refuse to cooperate with enforcing constitutional immigration laws that protect our citizens against foreign threats, but now they attack Missouri for refusing to cooperate with enforcing unconstitutional gun confiscation laws that put our citizens in danger and degrade their rights. You cannot have it both ways,\u201d it continued.<\/p>\n<p>Missouri\u2019s new law prohibits local police from helping federal agents enforce laws that are deemed \u201cinvalid\u201d and prohibits the hiring of former federal agents who enforce the laws. Local police departments can be sued for up to $50,000 if they enforce a federal law. Federal agents can still enforce the laws, however.<\/p>\n<p>The DOJ argued the new law impedes the \u201cworking relationship between federal and state law enforcement officers.\u201d The department stated the state lacks authority to prevent federal law enforcement agents from performing their job.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and Attorney General Eric S. 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