St. Paul City Council commits constitutional suicide

Apparently, the St. Paul City Council isn't interested in law and order. The foundation for U.S. law is the U.S. Constitution. According to this Alpha News article, "The St. Paul City Council unanimously approved a sweeping gun control ordinance that will ban 'assault weapons, large-capacity magazines, and binary triggers within city limits.' The ordinance is expected to be signed by Mayor Melvin Carter."

While St. Paul is definitely safer than Minneapolis, that isn't exactly a high bar to clear. That's akin to saying you're the most moral man on death row. Besides the constitutionality question, there's another hurdle for St. Paul to climb. "Since the August shooting at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, elected officials in Minnesota cities have expressed a desire to enact firearm regulations at the local level. However, Minnesota state law explicitly preempts local jurisdictions from passing their own firearm regulations. In fact, Minnesota Statute 471.633 says that all ordinances from local governments that attempt to regulate firearms are 'void.'"

Meaning passing this ordinance is strictly performative. This isn't serious legislating. It's serious campaign art. It's worth noting that this ordinance can't go into effect unless the legislature changes state law. That won't happen in the next 2-3 decades. Check out this report:

It's noteworthy that federal law and the U.S. Constitution prevail in city vs. Constitution fights because of Article VI of the Constitution, aka the Supremacy Clause. This 'fight' is performative. It isn't substantive. The GOP should ask St. Paul if they worry more about fixing problems vs. playing to their audience. I'd prefer fixing things.

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