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Find Out How This Texas Lawmaker Is Trying to Shield His State From Gun Control Measures Enacted by ‘King Obama’

Any future federal laws passed by Congress or executive orders imposed by President Barack Obama aimed at restricting the ownership of semi-automatic guns or limiting the size of magazines will be considered illegal in Texas — that is, if a newly proposed bill makes it through the Texas legislature.

GOP Rep. Steve Toth said he plans to introduce the “Firearms Protection Act,” which calls for felony criminal charges to be filed against any federal official who tries to enforce new gun-restricting regulations in the Lone Star State.

Proposed Legislation Would Make Enforcing Future Gun Laws a Felony in Texas

(Steve Toth for Texas)

“If a federal official comes into the state of Texas to enforce the federal executive order, that person is subject to criminal prosecution,” Toth told 1200 WOAI’s Joe Pags Tuesday.

Federal officials would face a $50,000 fine and up to five years in prison for attempting to enforce a federal gun ban, according to Toth.

“It is our responsibility to push back when those laws are infringed by King Obama,” Toth said.

More from WOAI:

Toth says he will file his measure after speaking with the state’s Republican Attorney General, Greg Abbott, who has already vowed to fight any federal measures which call for restrictions on weapons possession.

Toth concedes that he would welcome a legal fight over his proposals.

“At some point there needs to be a showdown between the states and the federal government over the Supremacy Clause,” he said.

The Supremacy Clause is the portion of the Constitution which declares that federal laws and statutes are ‘the supreme law of the land.’

The proposed legislation comes less than a week after Wyoming lawmakers proposed a similar measure to protect the state from future federal gun control laws.

Do you think Wyoming and Texas are within their rights to protect their states from federal gun control measures?

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Comments (152)

  • tcpubelle
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 3:09pm

    The real ASSAULT WEAPEN here is the flapping gums of the “man who would be king” who would forcibly deny us every God-given right with which we are endowed. The Americans who took up arms during the Revoltionary War did so with the best technology they could afford in order to stand up against what was then the greatest military power in Europe.

    David and Goliath – Goliath was expecting to deny ancient Israel of their freedom by fighting close-in with a huge sword and heavy amour; with powerful muscle and inertia behind each stroke.

    David chose to come at Goliath from a distance, and had the foresight to select more than just ONE smooth stone. It was a well placed shot that penetrated this Giant’s skull and took him down. Then he had to good sense to cut off Goliath’s head with his own sword.

    Should we ever have to come up against the Tyrant we want it to be with a sling that can reach out dead accurately from 500+ yards, and with a muzzle velocity that approaches the speed of sound, and can pump another 20 rounds out within a fraction of a second into the next soldier of the Tyrant. And we, like David, would call upon that same God to guide our hands to bring death upon those who enslave this free people.

    While David honed his sling throwing skills while hunting, his real weapon was his righteous living and his trust in God, and this time it was unsheathed for the grand purpose of survival of a free nation,

    Stand together against the Tyrant; live

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  • CRAPGIVER
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 2:06pm

    ANY ONE LOOKING FOR THE TRUTH , HAS TO CHECK OTHER WEBSITES, IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO SORT OUT, “THE LIE” AND ” THE HALF TRUTHS” FROM “THE REAL TRUTH” .
    FIRST IN ORDER TO GET A GENERAL BACKGROWN OF OUR ENEMYS HISTORY,
    We need to understand that WE ARE THE ONLY ONES THAT HAVE EVER KNOWN WHAT IS TO BE FREE.
    From amongst all nations, our FORFATHERS landed in THIS GOD’S CHOSEN LAND. AMERICA.
    And as our LORD AND SAVIOUR WAS AKNOWLEDGED AS OUR ONLY GOD, AMERICA WAS PROSPERED WIT IN A VERY SHORT TIME.
    And as others nations began to see those blessings been bestowed to americans, they came with all their IDOLS, AND COULTURES, to undermine, and destroy, not by asimilation but by treson, while the inocens of our citizens was been attacked constantly via the MEDIA ACROSS THE BOARD.
    yes even by those that call themselves patriots and wrap themselves with the american flag. they give a daily doces of half truths, until they decensetise you and your family, once you become ADICTED TO THEIR POISON MIXED INFORMATION FOOD, ON A 15 HOUR WEEK PORTION OF PROPAGANDA.
    Take for instance a clown by the name “RONALD LEVI” that has made millions of dollars profit by just keeping noless than 20 million citizens in a state of slumber for the las 20+ years, but if you were to see his name up no body knows who he is because he changed his name, to RUSH LIMBOUGH,
    So why would some one change its family name to be made wealthy only ZIONIST JEWS DO THAT,
    As “Ronal levi” avrage person would

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  • Chuklz
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 1:17pm

    The sheriff is part of the executive branch of government and thus is constitutionally required by way of solemn oath, to uphold, defend, support, and obey the United States Constitution. So just like our President and Representatives, our sheriff’s supreme duty and responsibility is to protect and defend the Constitution.

    This “defense” should rightly take the form of securing the county from encroachment by the federal government. The sheriff is the supreme law enforcement authority in his county and it is for this reason that the office of sheriff is an elected position. In fact, this is the most important aspect of the sheriff’s authority; he is elected by, for, and of the people. He is not appointed, he is not a bureaucrat, he does not report to the town manager or to the city council. He reports directly to the people and is answerable to them and them alone. The role of the sheriff is another checks and balance put in place by our founders to help secure a free nation. The office should serve as another level of protection between the government and the people.

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  • CRAPGIVER
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 12:59pm

    We as americans have come to the fork on the road, where we need to make good, on our responsibilities as a FREE PEOPLE, and by suporting our state representatives that are willing to fight for us over what OUR UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION STANDS FOR.
    And as state citizens,understand that the battle ahead is going to be very hard and dirty, do to the many decades,that FAIL OUR OWN FAMILIES, by permiting thise cancerous PARASITES, to litle by litle, undermind our phisical state of counciens, to the point that we became numm, to everything, they have been doing, against all of us, UNDER THE COLORS OF LAW.
    By ignoring it and continue the support of those miserable parasites that, made a career in politics, with their only intention in mind to serve foreign nations in our name, while leaveing us adrift in the oceans of despair, as the continualy builted their conections for their after, retirment, from political live, to the continue on working for the same people that are oppresing us, making, their personal wealth at the expense of all of us that supported them fy haveing them represent us as our congressmen ,senators, or even white house,
    is OUR DUTY TO BRING BACK ALL THOSE THAT ARE NOT REPRESENTING US WELL, AND CANSEL ALL RETIRMENTS AND WAGES, AND MEDICAL SECURITIES, AS THEY HAVE WITH OUT MERCY DONE TO US.
    An while we are still forming part of the union, re-send representatives that will fight for the REPRESENTATION OF AMERICAN INTEREST FIRST , AHEAD OF ANY MISERABLE FOREI

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  • SallyV
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 12:44pm

    I believe Texas and Wyoming have great proposals and I fully support them, but Louisiana has already added a great gun policy to their state constitution – I would love to have my state follow the lead of Louisiana and I will be contacting my state reps to copy LA.

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  • rwablaze
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 12:02pm

    Search (google or bing) for this: Linn County Oregon Sheriff Tim Mueller. You will find his letter to VP Biden. Some people are taking a stand to defend the 2nd Amendment.

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  • perry1980
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 11:43am

    To Succeed we must Secede!

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  • jscottkemp
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 11:41am

    Make no mistake – gun control laws are more about control than they are about guns.

    Rep. Toth’s bill is welcome. It aligns with the Constitution (as amended) and various of the proposed federal gun control laws do not. As such, I applaud it.

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  • mildot rider
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 11:27am

    Defy the Regime. Defy the Marxist Filth.

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  • Rillobymorning
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 10:53am

    I love Texas. Moved here from Michigan in 1979 and never looked back. Amarillo is an awesome place to live. C’mon New Yorkers….I’m a realtor here. Would love to help you find your Texas dream home.

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    • CRAPGIVER
      Posted on January 16, 2013 at 2:41pm

      @ rillobymorning filth like you is what destroys a nation and a state, simply because you are not satisfied, by just trying to save yourself and your family, but even try to bring the human garbage from the gutter of new york,
      same thing happend to the beautiful state of washington, back in the 70′s when a few families began to inmigrate to the state from californi, by the early 80′s the sate taxes went way up and the home values increased 3 times its value, destroying the native people of the state of washington that were good simple people, they turned it into a distrustful, neurotic society as they saw their economy been destroyed just like the californians had already done with their own state.
      Any one that flees the north east or california should be stoped at the border and not permited to come into any conservative state, like wyoming,idaho,texas,oklahoma,utha,indiana unless they don’t mind having these parasites come with all their filthy co citizens with them and become a later burden to their own state, pushing for the same laws that destroy thesame states they are leaving and that is why i detest this actor crying clown of glenn beck, who is letting the whole nation to move to texas
      is he so stupid tha belive that only good people would move to the state of texas, we know that is the garbage the one that comes out of the house first.

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  • Hiker22
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 10:34am

    More sheriffs need to take the stance as the one in Oregon is taking. Not enforcing any laws that are unconstitutional.

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  • zoro51
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 10:26am

    IMPEACH N THROW OUT OBAMA NOW END THE RAPE OF AMERICA… states now IS the time to not be vocal but visual stand up or well all go the way of the jews in NAZI germany ALL our rights we were taken away liken unto sheep to the slaughter.. IMPEACH OBAMA NOW END THE RAPE he hates the us constitution HES NOT AMERICAN BORN. he hates cu oil he hates us coal he hates GUNS. he hates freedom of speech he hates ALL THINGS AMERICAN.. this SOCIALIST needs to be throw out of the usa NOW.. end the rapists reign… STAND UP N RO THIS UN AMERICAN SOCIALIST WANNA BEA DICTATOR.. this IS america not EUROPE…

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  • rotciv
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 10:16am

    Anyone who has been in the military knows the difference between your weapon and your gun.

    “This is my weapon,
    this is my gun.
    This is for shooting,
    this is for fun”.

    Do not let the gov control either one!

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  • dustbunnieskill
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 9:25am

    Texas, you displease the King. fall in line or else..Heil Obama

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  • crystalsky
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 9:22am

    I hope other states stand up with this man. I Don’t know how any 1 can go against the constitution. These people are in there to uphold the constitution. Why are they going against it. Are the people in there going against it. Are they Americans? We are being regulated by salt, soda, Pills in the hospital.Smoking but some want smoking of marijuana is that smoke better than cigerette smoke?
    bit by bit there making laws to oppress us as they live in a multitude of putting there cash away while spending the taxpayers.money So they become even richer and the people become even poorer they want you to rely on them as they throw you a bone if you are good. what about Bloomberg he is oppressing people up north as a dictator. The Chicago mayor is saying it does’nt matter what the people say??? Are not both of these men Jewish don’t they realize there just being used. Did they forget that after the guns were taking from the Jews then in came the camps. Are they that rich and full of power that they forgot. They can loose there money just like every1 else. and end up in a camp like every1 else.
    they are not above it. Now they want law abiding citizens to give up there rights. I cannot see thugs,
    cartels and them giving up there weapons. why are they going after the law abiding citizens? When there are so many other ways to hurt then just guns. Where are these testimonies. Abortion does not use guns. Has any1 told the kids that?

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  • Seagal45
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 9:05am

    Yes they are! More states need to get involved.

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  • TheBurningTruth
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 8:57am

    I just love it when local and state officials declare that they just won’t implement any laws. After all, after 20 years of “Sanctuary Cities” and Barry choosing which laws he wants to uphold and those that he doesn’t, the US is no longer a “Country of Laws”, it’s now a “Country of Men”. That means that different people put their own interpretation on what to follow and what NOT to follow.

    The Progressives have been doing this for decades, so if we can’t stop it, the Conservatives might as well do the same!

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    • moloko68
      Posted on February 10, 2013 at 10:47pm

      This has been my exact sentiment for quite some time, and a growing number of people I know feel the same way. Politicians, liberals, and the foreign nationals they enable aren’t the only ones who can pick and choose which law is valid and which is not. It is far past time to put a stop to this long-brewing Communist plot and its aiding of usurper insurgents.
      I’m a Texan, and have remained here since birth. As such, I am intimately familiar with the gradual proliferation of foreign nationals over the past 20 years. They consider Texas to be their easy gateway into the country, often displaying decals on the backs of their vehicle windows to that effect… The word “Puerta”, printed across the very distinctive outline of our state’s shape. As a group, they have absolutely no respect for any of us, and as a result, many have none for them. So, within the borders of the Lone Star state, there is a possibility that we would be fighting what would amount to a “two-front” war. This means we would need all the help we can get. Or, maybe they’d all just start running back toward the border if the SHTF. They seem to only be interested in the path of least resistance, and I believe they are aware that they are not welcome here, and why. The main issue is that there are also a fair number of people who are not like them, but share the same country of origin. Those here legitimately are probably outnumbered 10-to-1, but being principled, they may do the right thing. Who knows?

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  • Willik
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 8:49am

    In recent history, Wyoming and Texas have been leading the way in matters 2nd Amendment.
    Not much is said about the 10th (States Rights) Amendment. But what TX and WY are only doing what is right under the Amendment AND the ‘Supremacy Clause’ in the body of the Constitutiom (Article VI, Clause 2).
    Press on gentlemen/ladies and MAKE IT STICK!
    Sound “Deguello” and give NO QUARTER!

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  • 00gabooga
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 8:42am

    The Feds already forfeited any claim to the Supremacy Clause when they allowed sanctuary cities for illegal aliens, and medicinal marijuana to exist. If they’re going to let that slide don’t come knocking on my door looking for guns.

    I know! I’ll hide all my guns under a pile of marijuana and illegal aliens!! It’ll be safe from the feds there!

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  • GuruMeditation
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:56am

    All states should be passing laws like this. Otherwise, such laws may convince me to relocate.

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  • mitch2167
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:48am

    Texas could go the way of militias and give every citizen an ar or an ak (more dependable) as militia members they would be exempt from the gun grabbers. Legally speaking that is.

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  • recon198
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:36am

    I hope there are other states that follow in the Texas leadership on this …..

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  • M24
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:31am

    If Texas Says It Wil Put Federal Enforcers In Prison ,I Believe I Would Take that Serious . We Have Been Drawing A Line in the Sand Since The Alamo. We As Texans Are Not Afraid Of The Federal Government ,Obama Thinks He’s some Kind Of Bad Asz ,Well He Hasn’t Spent Much Time In Texas. We Don’t Like Him And don’t Want Him. Texas Is a Huge State and It Stands For FREEDOM!! Don’t Mess With TEXAS. MALON LABE

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  • Joyzee
    Posted on January 16, 2013 at 7:25am

    Hear Hear’ No Leader’s Hear Hear’..Starting Over Everybody Out! your all fired

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