Wisconsin Senate passes ‘Second Amendment sanctuary’ bill | TheHill – The Hill

The Wisconsin Senate on Wednesday passed a bill aimed at exempting the state from federal gun laws.

The state Senate passed Assembly Bill 293by voice vote, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.Supporters of the legislation say it would make the state a Second Amendment sanctuary.

Under the bill, a firearm that is owned in the state of Wisconsin and does not leave the state would not be subject to federal regulation, according to its text.

The measure also prohibits a person from enforcing a federal act, law, statute, rule, regulation, treaty, or order that bans semi-automatic weapons, requires registration of firearms, regulates capacity of magazines or requires confiscation of a firearm.

The legislation also prohibits state agencies and local governments fromusing resources to confiscate firearms that are lawfully possessed in the state.

The state Assembly passed the bill on June 9, according to records on the state legislatures website.

The bill now heads to Gov. Tony EversTony EversThousands sent to emergency rooms every year due to violent police encounters: investigation Wisconsin governor signs bill banning police chokeholds Wisconsin GOP spent more than M on lawsuits since 2018: report MOREs (D) desk. But as the Journal Sentinel notes, Evers has pushed for more oversight of guns, as opposed to less.

The bills passage came the same day that President BidenJoe BidenSchumer vows to advance two-pronged infrastructure plan next month Biden appoints veteran housing, banking regulator as acting FHFA chief Iran claims U.S. to lift all oil sanctions but State Department says 'nothing is agreed' MORE outlined efforts tocombat crime, with a focus on addressing gun violence.

The president has repeatedly called for Congress to pass gun reform in the wake of several high-profile mass shootings and has previously unveiled legislation aimed at the issue.

According to a report from The Associated Press, Second Amendment sanctuaries took off in 2018, when states were considering gun laws in the following the 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., that left 17 dead.

About 1,200 local governments across the U.S. have enacted such resolutions, according to AP. Arizona Gov. Doug DuceyDoug DuceyGOP sees critical race theory battle as potent midterm weapon Arizona is 'building back better' by reshoring critical technology Arizona reporting spike in coronavirus cases MORE (R) has signed a proposal into law.

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