Ohio House Weighs Bill Barring Enforcement of Federal Gun Control

The state or any political subdivision of the state knowingly employs a person who’s appearing as or beforehand acted as an official, agent, worker, or deputy of the federal government of the United States, or in any other case appearing below the colour of federal legislation inside the borders of this state, and who knowingly…enforces, makes an attempt to implement, or participates in any approach within the enforcement or implementation of any federal acts, legal guidelines, government orders, guidelines, laws, statutes, or ordinances relating to firearms, firearm equipment, or ammunition.

Cleveland.com reported that House Speaker Jason Stephens (R) is assured of the invoice’s passage within the House, which might ship it to the state Senate for debate and a attainable vote.

The outlet described the Second Amendment Preservation Act as a mirrored image of Ohio “conservatives’ resistance to and distrust of federal gun-control laws.”

WKBN quoted Rep. Mike Loychik (R), sponsor of the Second Amendment Preservation Act, saying, “This Second Amendment Preservation Act protects one of our most fundamental rights as citizens. This bill allows Ohio’s law enforcement to carry out Ohio’s laws when it comes to owning guns, ammunition, and accessories. If any of these protections are violated, the bill permits an Ohioan to sue agencies whose employees have violated the Act.”