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Podcast: The Forge of Freedom
Episode: Episode 150. The Future of Gun Rights: Missouri's Legal Battle and the Supremacy Clause
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Episode 150. The Future of Gun Rights: Missouri's Legal Battle and the Supremacy Clause
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In this episode, Alex Ooley discusses a recent opinion issued by the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit regarding the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) in Missouri. The law, adopted in 2021, aims to prevent state officials from assisting in the enforcement of federal gun control laws that are deemed unconstitutional. The court ruled that the law violates the Supremacy Clause because it purports to invalidate federal law. However, Ooley argues that the court mi...