Will Firearms Freedom Acts Fail in Court?

Therefore, although it may claim to be done under Congress's tax power, that claim will fail and the fall-back position of the federal government will be Congress's authority to regulate commerce "among the states." Thus, NFA-asserted tax power would actually fall exactly under the commerce clause power challenge that is the core of the MFFA and its clones around the U.S.

Also, it's helpful to keep in mind that the MFFA and its clones are really a states' rights exercise, a challenge to federal commerce clause power on Tenth Amendment and other grounds. It is more about federal power than firearms. States' rights are the subject; firearms are the object. [More]

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