HB219, the “Federal Firearm Enforcement Limitation Act,” prohibits state and local agencies from “implementing, enforcing, assisting, or cooperating in the enforcement of a federal regulation on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition.”
The Senate passed HB219 on March 3, 2023, by a vote of 20 to 6. We have assigned pluses to the yeas because this bill, despite containing significant exceptions or loopholes, declares that the state will not enforce certain federal firearms regulations, while recognizing its commitment to securing “the right of individual Utah citizens to keep and bear arms” from “unconstitutional government interference.” Whenever the federal government assumes power to impose firearms restrictions in blatant violation of the Bill of Rights and the 14th Amendment, nullification of such acts by the several States is the proper remedy.