Gun Control & 2nd Amendment

A BILL
for
AN ACT relating to the Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act; 1
establishing a Wyoming Firearms Freedom Act; providing that 2
specified firearms that are manufactured, sold, purchased, 3
possessed and used exclusively within Wyoming shall be 4
exempt from federal regulation, including registration 5
requirements; providing exceptions; creating offenses; 6
providing penalties; authorizing the attorney general to 7
defend specified actions; providing legislative findings 8
and declarations of authority; and providing for an 9
effective date.

(a) A personal firearm, a firearm accessory or 2
ammunition that is manufactured commercially or privately 3
in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within the borders 4
of Wyoming is not subject to federal law, federal taxation 5
or federal regulation, including registration, under the 6
authority of the United States congress to regulate 7
interstate commerce. It is declared by the Wyoming 8
legislature that those items have not traveled in 9
interstate commerce. This section applies to a firearm, a 10
firearm accessory or ammunition that is manufactured in 11
Wyoming from basic materials

(b) Any official, agent or employee of the United
States government who enforces or attempts to enforce any
act, order, law, statute, rule or regulation of the United
States government upon a personal firearm, a firearm
accessory or ammunition that is manufactured commercially
or privately in Wyoming and that remains exclusively within
the borders of Wyoming shall be guilty of a felony and,
upon conviction, shall be subject to imprisonment for not
more than two (2) years, a fine of not more than ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00), or both.

(c) The attorney general may defend a citizen of 1
Wyoming who is prosecuted by the United States government 2
for violation of a federal law relating to the manufacture, 3
sale, transfer or possession of a firearm, a firearm 4
accessory or ammunition manufactured and retained 5
exclusively within the borders of Wyoming.

6-8-406. Legislative findings and declaration of 8
authority.

(i) The tenth amendment to the United States 14
constitution guarantees to the states and their people all 15
powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in 16
the constitution and reserves to the state and the people 17
of Wyoming certain powers as they were understood at the 18
time that Wyoming was admitted to statehood in 1890. The 19
guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between 20
the state and people of Wyoming and the several states 21
comprising the United States as of the time the Act of 22
Admission was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the 23
several states comprising the United States in 1889; 24
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(ii) The ninth amendment to the United States 2
constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in 3
the constitution and reserves to the people of Wyoming 4
certain rights, as they were understood at the time Wyoming 5
was admitted to statehood in 1890. The guaranty of those 6
rights is a matter of contract between the state and people 7
of Wyoming and the several states comprising the United 8
States as of the time the Act of Admission was agreed upon 9
and adopted by Wyoming and the United States in 1889; 10
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(iii) The regulation of intrastate commerce is 12
vested in the states under the ninth and tenth amendments 13
to the United States constitution, particularly if not 14
expressly preempted by federal law pursuant to article 1, 15
section 8 of the United States constitution.

(i) The tenth amendment to the United States 14
constitution guarantees to the states and their people all 15
powers not granted to the federal government elsewhere in 16
the constitution and reserves to the state and the people 17
of Wyoming certain powers as they were understood at the 18
time that Wyoming was admitted to statehood in 1890. The 19
guaranty of those powers is a matter of contract between 20
the state and people of Wyoming and the several states 21
comprising the United States as of the time the Act of 22
Admission was agreed upon and adopted by Wyoming and the 23
several states comprising the United States in 1889; 24
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(ii) The ninth amendment to the United States 2
constitution guarantees to the people rights not granted in 3
the constitution and reserves to the people of Wyoming 4
certain rights, as they were understood at the time Wyoming 5
was admitted to statehood in 1890. The guaranty of those 6
rights is a matter of contract between the state and people 7
of Wyoming and the several states comprising the United 8
States as of the time the Act of Admission was agreed upon 9
and adopted by Wyoming and the United States in 1889; 10
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(iii) The regulation of intrastate commerce is 12
vested in the states under the ninth and tenth amendments 13
to the United States constitution, particularly if not 14
expressly preempted by federal law pursuant to article 1, 15
section 8 of the United States constitution.