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MO HCR42
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/10/2015
Primary Sponsor
Rick Brattin
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AI Summary
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Calls on Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster to file or join a lawsuit challenging the ATF's proposed ban on certain .223 caliber ammunition, citing Second Amendment protections
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Reserves the right for the Missouri House and Senate to file independent legal action through legislative counsel if the Attorney General fails to act on the request
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Cites Supreme Court decisions in District of Columbia v. Heller (2008) and McDonald v. City of Chicago (2010) as constitutional basis for opposing the ammunition ban
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Notes that .223 caliber ammunition is used in AR-15 style rifles, described as the most commercially popular rifle platform in the United States, with hundreds of millions of rounds in private possession
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Directs the Chief Clerk of the Missouri House of Representatives to prepare an inscribed copy of the resolution for Attorney General Chris Koster
Legislative Description
Retains the rights of the General Assembly to file independent legal action challenging the constitutional and statutory validity of a proposed ATF ban on certain caliber ammunition
Last Action
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
5/15/2015