The state of Missouri’s Attorney General and a brave sheriff are both standing up for the constitutional rights of citizens by refusing to comply with what they call an illegal order from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
In August, the FBI is reportedly set to audit 24 Missouri counties concerning Concealed Carry Weapon (CCW) information.
Last week, the state’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt wrote a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray informing him Missouri state laws prevent federal, state and private entities from obtaining private information regarding concealed carry permits for citizens.
In addition to state laws, Schmitt said he thinks the act would be a violation of the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
“The FBI has absolutely no business poking around in the private information of those who have obtained a concealed carry permit in Missouri,” Schmitt wrote. “The Second Amendment rights of Missourians will absolutely not be infringed on my watch. I will use the full power of my Office to stop the FBI, which has become relentlessly politicized and has virtually no credibility, from illegally prying around in the personal information of Missouri gun owners.”
Scotland County Sheriff Bryan Whitney also publicly rejected the federal agency’s plan to abuse the law.
“As the sheriff of Scotland County, I want all my citizens to know that I will not allow, cooperate or release any CCW information to the FBI, ‘even at the threat of a federal arrest,’” Whitney wrote to his community in a letter published Monday. “Point Blank, I will go down with the ship if need be.”