Bill > SB102

This bill, known as the "second amendment protection act," asserts that firearms, firearm accessories (items like scopes or magazines that attach to a firearm but aren't essential to its basic function), and ammunition manufactured and owned within Kansas, and that remain within the state's borders, are not subject to federal laws or regulations, including registration programs, based on the argument that these items have not traveled in interstate commerce. The bill declares any federal law that violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution to be void in Kansas and prohibits state officials from enforcing such federal regulations on these in-state manufactured and owned items, with violations by federal officials being a felony punishable by injunctive relief sought by state attorneys. It also specifies that component parts imported into Kansas and used to create these items do not subject the final product to federal regulation, and that firearms manufactured in Kansas must be stamped as such. The act, which applies to items manufactured, owned, and remaining in Kansas from October 1, 2009, onward, also includes exceptions for certain types of firearms and ammunition.