Millhiser: The Supreme Court Must Strike Down Missouri’s Ham-Handed Gun Control Nullification Law to Protect the Union

Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) is one of the most incompetently drafted statutes to reach the Supreme Court in a long time. It is written as though the state legislature were trying to goad federal courts into striking it down — something such a court did, in fact, do last March. And yet, if you stare at the law … Read more

Nullification vs. Anti-Commandeering: The DOJ Challenge to Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act

The controversy over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) has now gone national, with the Department of Justice suing the state in federal court to block enforcement of the law. A separate challenge brought by the City of St. Louis and two counties was recently argued before the Missouri Supreme Court. At issue in both … Read more