Wednesday March 14, 2007
No Confiscation During Emergencies
The Missouri Senate today held a third reading for SB 257. This bill, if passed, would prohibit the confiscation of lawfully possessed firearms or ammunition during a state of emergency in Missouri.
This bill is sponsored by
Senator Kevin Engler
from District 3, who is also the Majority Caucus Whip. This bill is being handled by the
Judiciary and Civil and Criminal Jurisprudence Committee.
Now, if not sooner, is definitely the time to
contact your Missouri Senator and let it be known if you support this bill.
The irony of course is that we shouldn't even need to make this a law. It should already be taken as a given that such confiscations by government officials and law enforcement are prohibited. However, given the government ordered and sanctioned confiscations which have occured in recent years during emergencies, many states are passing laws very similar if not the same as this one.
View the
online text of this bill and follow its progress.
( Mar 14 2007, 08:03:36 PM CDT )
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