Security News in Brief: Justice Department Files Suit to Prevent Missouri from Restricting Enforcement of Federal Firearms Laws

Source: United States Department of Justice News

The Department of Justice has today filed a lawsuit to prevent the State of Missouri from enforcing House Bill 85 (H.B. 85). Signed into law in June 2021, the Missouri law declares five categories of federal firearms laws “invalid” and deters and penalizes their enforcement by federal, state and local law enforcement officers.