CNN and CBS News are up in arms over Missouri’s Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA), suggesting it endangers people by preventing local law enforcement from working with federal agents on matters related to gun control.
On June 13, 2021, Breitbart News reported that Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed SAPA, which was contained in HB 85.
WLBT noted that SAPA “prohibits the enforcement of federal gun laws by local law enforcement agencies.”
Parson commented on SAPA, saying:
Throughout my law enforcement career and now as Governor of the state of Missouri, I have and always will stand for the Constitution and our Second Amendment rights. This legislation today draws a line in the sand and demonstrates our commitment to reject any attempt by the federal government to circumvent the fundamental right Missourians have to keep and bear arms to protect themselves and their property.
On November 5, 2021, CNN explained that legislators “in at least 17 states have introduced bills this year taking aim at possible federal gun restrictions.” They noted that the bills in the 17 states vary in degree but suggested that Missouri was a state that went too far in the language used against federal gun control.