In which my home state starts a slow secession

JFC, Missouri

In June, Missouri Gov. Mike “I Don’t Know Hacking But I’m Really Mad at Newspapers” Parsons signed SAPA, the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which, among other things, makes it illegal for any state or municipal law enforcement agent to enforce federal gun laws.

Violating this law could bring a $50,000 fine. Besides the unconstitutionality of HB 85, the law raises all kinds of issues about inter-department cooperation, a mainstay of criminal investigations. One Missouri prosecuting attorney said:

I shoot once a week, at minimum. My kids shoot. My seven-year-old owns multiple firearms. I am all in favor of responsible people owning firearms, and raising their children to own firearms responsibly... What I oppose about [SAPA], and what I would ask for, to be looked at and possibly fixed, is the ability for law enforcement officers to interact with their federal partners, to go after people who are violent in nature and are committing crimes in our community.

Rep. Jered Taylor, a Republican who represents Christian County, was a lead sponsor of the bill. The blood-gargling NRA gives him a 92% rating. Ol’ Jered knows on which side his bread is buttered. Ol’ Jered is cut from the Trump cloth. He whines when people question his political stances. He tweets that he’s happy when he pisses off liberals. And check out Jered’s awesome Twitter profile picture. He’s holding a gun washed in liberal tears:

Given that federal law generally takes precedent over state and local law, this is an unusually stupid piece of legislation sponsored and signed by a group of unusually stupid politicians. It also sets a dangerous precedent that grown-ass people think this is OK. As much as it pains me, I say that when it comes to it, let the state secede go. When Missouri steps away from the Union, Jered will be their idiot king, and good luck to them.