The Second Amendment Preservation Act (H.B. 85/S.B. 39) has advanced from both of their original committees in the House and Senate with a ‘DO-PASS’ vote, thanks to a mountain of grassroots pressure from gun owners.
Thank you to everyone who joined MOFC staff in testifying in support of this legislation at both committee hearings.
In the House, H.B. 85 has been sent to the Rules Committee where we expect committee action on it this week. In the Senate, S.B. 39 will likely have one more committee hurdle and then will be eligible for floor action.
As you’ll remember, the Second Amendment Preservation Act (SAPA) would nullify federal gun control here in Missouri by instructing Missouri’s peace officers to only enforce Missouri law where our gun rights are concerned.
This is based off of the time-tested anti-commandeering doctrine and has been upheld by the Supreme Court for hundreds of years. Learn more here.
Frankly, this committee action is occurring at a record pace and we are very pleased with where we are in the process. But this progress may come to a grinding halt fast — thanks to the Missouri Sheriff’s Association!
It’s urgent you contact your sheriff and tell him to STOP ATTACKING SAPA legislation, and to publicly support it, instead. More on that below.
For many Missourians, it’s hard to imagine your local sheriff opposing pro-gun legislation in Jeff City. In many cases, our members know their sheriff and see him in the community on a regular basis, making it hard to believe that he’s not pro-gun.
The truth is that your local sheriff is likely pro-gun, but that doesn’t matter. You see, as a member of the Missouri Sheriff’s Association, your sheriff is following the lead of this political organization and their lobby team in Jeff City.
And as a political entity, the Missouri Sheriff’s Association has been working against your gun rights for years here in Missouri!
That’s why I need you to call your sheriff and tell him that you are sick and tired of the Sheriffs’ Association blocking SAPA legislation in Jeff City!
>>> You can find your sheriff’s contact information here. <<<
Don’t forget, this is far from the first time the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association has tried to block pro-gun legislation.
>>> In 2020, the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association worked with anti-gun moderates in the Senate to make sure that then-Senator Libla gutted the bill with a harmful amendment, killing it.
>>> In 2016, the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association opposed our Constitutional Carry legislation. They were outraged that they might lose revenue from not processing as many permit applications. To them, it’s always about the money.
>>> In 2016, the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association also opposed Stand-Your-Ground legislation. Thankfully, they lost this fight, but had they won, you would have been forced to retreat from dangerous criminals!
>>> In 2013, the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association opposed a version of SAPA legislation (H.B. 436) and ensured that then-Governor Nixon’s veto was not overridden.
And even when they don’t publicly attack pro-gun bills like the ones above, they work behind the scenes and try to kill gun bills using a whisper campaign — like they tried to do with Missouri’s Shall Issue law years ago!
The truth is that NO ONE in the Capitol can recall a time when the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association championed a gun bill.
Please call your sheriff today and tell him that you’re tired of the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association attacking pro-gun legislation, urge him to publicly champion SAPA legislation!
>>> You can find your sheriff’s contact information here. <<<
The association is angry that SAPA law would allow them and other government officials who violate SAPA law and enforce tyrannical gun control to be civilly sued for damages.
But this is simple, all they have to do is follow Missouri’s SAPA law and they won’t have to worry about this!
More than that, SAPA legislation is design to protect Missouri’s peace officers who are worried about having to choose between violating their oath of office (enforcing federal gun control) and losing their jobs if they refuse to carry out these orders.
The truth is that the vast majority of Missouri’s rank and file troopers, sheriff’s deputies, and municipal officers desperately want to see SAPA passed (they tell us that almost daily right now.) It’s their professional associations that are opposed to it.
We can’t let them get away with this!
That’s why it’s essential that you get involved. Contact your sheriff today. Insist that he stop believing the talking points the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association is giving him and urge him to stand tall for the Second Amendment by publicly supporting SAPA legislation.
Please use this link to find your sheriff’s contact information, then please make your call!
There’s no time to waste, please make your calls now!
For Freedom,
Aaron Dorr
Political Director
Missouri Firearms Coalition
P.S. The Missouri Sheriffs’ Association is doing everything they can to crush the Second Amendment Preservation Act in Jeff City, the latest in their long history of attacking pro-gun bills!
Please take 3 minutes to call your sheriff, explain to him that you are tired of watching the Missouri Sheriffs’ Association blocking SAPA legislation, and urge him to publicly champion this legislation that would nullify Biden’s gun control agenda!
You can find your sheriff’s contact information here.
SAPA legislation (H.B. 85/S.B. 39) is in a critical juncture, so please make your calls immediately!