The US Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Missouri in an effort to prevent the state from enforcing a controversial law aimed at protecting gun rights
The law, which went into effect in August, blocks Missouri state and local law officials from enforcing federal gun laws. The Justice Department alleged in its complaint that the state law"uniquely discriminates against federal agencies and employees; impairs law enforcement efforts in Missouri; and contravenes the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.
85, state and local law enforcement officers in Missouri routinely worked shoulder-to-shoulder with federal officers to keep Missourians safe. They did so by sharing evidence, data, and other information critical to law enforcement and by participating in joint federal-state law enforcement task forces," the Justice Department's complaint alleged. "H.B. 85, however, now severely impairs federal criminal law enforcement operations within the State of Missouri.
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