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jmg257

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6. If you read the Gun Free Zone laws, you will see provisions that allow states to override the

Reply to HockeyMom (Original post)

Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:03 PM

Dec 2012

federal law for various reasons. Clear as mud but the wiggle room is already there in many cases.

For instance in NY, where CCW is licensed, the rules change and it eventually comes down to the head school administrator.

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How can State ban a Federal Law? [View all] HockeyMom Dec 2012 OP

They can't. This issue was dealt with 150 years ago. mysuzuki2 Dec 2012 #1

They can't, no more than they can really legalize marijuana slackmaster Dec 2012 #2

Yes. marybourg Dec 2012 #3

Wasn't it overturned in Lopez? (nt) Recursion Dec 2012 #4

because it was rul;ed unconstitutional by the USSC in US v. Lopez. nt kelly1mm Dec 2012 #5

If you read the Gun Free Zone laws, you will see provisions that allow states to override the jmg257 Dec 2012 #6

That's the issue Jefferson & Madison attacked in their KY & VA Resolutions. At the heart is whether jody Dec 2012 #7

The 10th amendment does not grant the power of nullification. white_wolf Dec 2012 #10

I don't know anyone who claims the 10th grants nullification. Jefferson & Madison et al presented jody Dec 2012 #12

Your sig claims you support it. white_wolf Dec 2012 #13

My sig does not say "The 10th amendment grants the power of nullification." You add the caveat "as jody Dec 2012 #17

No, but your sig claims you support nullification. white_wolf Dec 2012 #21

Please read Jefferson & Madison on the issue. CO & WA nullified federal law on marijuana and that's jody Dec 2012 #22

Jefferson and Madison are wrong. white_wolf Dec 2012 #23

"Legally they are wrong" is your opinion shared by many but other scholars disagree. You and I jody Dec 2012 #24

The law allows licensed gun owners to carry guns on school property hack89 Dec 2012 #8

Two requirements you left out HockeyMom Dec 2012 #9

You misread the law hack89 Dec 2012 #11

Lsw Enforcement? HockeyMom Dec 2012 #16

Perhaps you should simply read the text of the law hack89 Dec 2012 #18

Summary of Florida Gun Laws HockeyMom Dec 2012 #19

You need a permit to carry a handgun in public in Florida hack89 Dec 2012 #20

"This was still passed under the Interstate Commerce Law, not 2nd Amendment." jmg257 Dec 2012 #14

You mean like the prohibition against marijuana? JustABozoOnThisBus Dec 2012 #15