A circuit judge has given a boost to more than 30 local governments challenging a 2011 state law that threatens stiff penalties for city or county officials who approve gun restrictions. [More]So there's no one the gun groups or our "friends" in politics can think of to run against the guy?
Then there's the unintended consequence:
ReplyDeleteA circuit judge has given a boost to ... local governments challenging any state law that mandates gun restrictions.
If "home rule" can be used to override state preemption and enact harsher restrictions than allowed by state law, then it can also be used to render harsh state laws impotent and unenforceable.
That door swings both ways.