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MS State Senator Authors Bill Protecting Gun Owners During Martial Law

By Phil

From InfoWars.com:

Mississippi lawmakers have passed a bill to protect the state?s residents during martial law. On the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi website, Phil Bryant announces the passage of SB 2036. The legislation ?restricts the power of a peace officer to confiscate firearms and ammunitions in an emergency or during a time of martial law,? according to the website.

It is significant that Lieutenant Governor Bryant mentions the law applies to martial law.

Mississippi senator Merle Flowers authored the bill and referred it to the Judiciary on January 6. It passed the Senate on February 4. According to the Mississippi bill status website, the act amends Section 33-7-303 of Mississippi Code of 1972 and ?explicitly restrict the power to confiscate firearms and ammunitions in an emergency.?

Mississippi passes the law reaffirming the Second Amendment at approximately the same time a number of states are introducing and passing resolutions and bills declaring sovereignty from the federal government and buttressing the Tenth Amendment.

See the link in the article for the full text of the bill.

A current listing of State-based initiatives can be found here.

A commenter, “gladi8r,” had the following to say about this bill:

SENATE PASSES LEGISLATION AIMED AT PROTECTING GUN OWNERS AND HARD WORKING MISSISSIPPIANS

2.6.09 - Lawmakers had an intense week as they pushed through a number of common sense items. The Mississippi State Senate approved legislation this week that gives gun owners additional protection and legislation prohibiting the selling of children.

?In these tough economic times, I think it makes sense to get back to common sense approaches. That is why the Senate is working on basic legislation that helps ensure the safety of our everyday life,? stated Lt. Governor Phil Bryant.

The MS Senate passed a total of 132 bills during this week and places the Senate in good standing for approaching deadlines. Legislation that now heads to the House of Representatives for consideration.

A few of the common sense legislative items include:

1. SB 2036 that restricts the power of a peace officer to confiscate firearms and ammunitions in an emergency or during a time of martial law.

2. SB 2479 prohibits the buying and selling of children and punishable by a fine not exceeding Twenty Thousand Dollars ($20,000) or ten (10) years imprisonment, or both.

3. SB 2014 is aimed at helping our servicemen and women in the National Guard or Reserve Forces receive the tax breaks they are entitled to.

4. SB 3073 provides legal protection for hard working Mississippians. It provides that architects, engineers, real estate brokers, surveyors, builders and remodelers can only be sued after a third party expert of their trade, registered in Mississippi, swears by affidavit that a factual basis exists for the legal claim.

5. SB 2144 revises the penalty for using a false I.D., transporting illegal aliens, and aiding and abetting those offenses.

6. SB 2548, comprehensive voter ID reform. States electors appearing to vote shall present proper photo identification to the elections manager or the registrar before being allowed to vote. A Mississippi Voter Identification card may be obtained free of charge by electors who do not have a valid Mississippi driver?s license or identification card. The Mississippi Voter Identification card is valid only for voting purposes. If a person does not have a photo ID, the person will be allowed to vote by affidavit. Additionally, the ballot will be counted if the person is found to be a qualified elector.

The Mississippi Senate is to reconvene Monday, February 9th, 2:00 p.m. The Senate proceedings can be seen via the World Wide Web:http://www.ltgovbryant.com.

-Phil

Full post as published by The Right Side of Life on February 13, 2009 (boomark / email).