Despite the growing number of states moving to guarantee the right to keep and bear arms for law-abiding citizens, local jurisdictions continue to flaunt the laws they are subject to.

Courts have consistently upheld state governments’ right to supersede local laws and protect constitutional rights. This prevents a patchwork quilt of regulations from one town or county to another that would be virtually impossible to navigate.

And, after all, the Constitution does not change from one U.S. municipality to another.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey (R) protects the good people of Missouri from such actions. He has proven himself to be a stalwart defender of Second Amendment freedoms and once again demonstrated his willingness to take a stand last week.

On Thursday, Bailey posted a social media notification warning Jackson County officials that the new prohibition on anyone under 21 possessing weapons or ammunition violated state law. He further warned them of tampering with evidence such as communications related to the restriction’s passage.

Bailey’s letter to county officials made his displeasure with their unlawful action clear.

He wrote, “The Attorney General is especially concerned that the Jackson County legislature’s actions have openly flouted Missouri law and are an attempt to undermine State authority…Be advised that any failure to preserve documents of probative value to this case, even if inadvertent, will constitute spoliation of evidence and may result in a finding of contempt from the court or sanctions.”

Bailey’s pointed message should serve as a clear legal warning to misguided county officials who may not comprehend the federal system of law.

At question is Ordinance 5865, which was hastily passed in reaction to the infamous parade route shooting during February’s Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl celebration. The alleged gunmen in the incident are both juveniles, meaning they are already barred from possessing such weapons.

However, instead of cracking down with laws already on the books, Jackson County officials determined they would eradicate Second Amendment rights for a completely different subset of citizens.

The law did not pass unscathed, and County Executive Frank White attempted to do the right thing and derail this infringement. His veto temporarily stopped the ban on weapons possession by young adults, and he defended his pen stroke by pointing to the obvious.

White told lawmakers that their misguided effort “puts the County in an unnecessary legal battle that will burden taxpayers with the costs of a legal defense that will lose.” The warning went unheeded, however, as county legislators overrode White’s veto on Nov. 18.

His words proved prophetic, as Bailey notified Jackson County that they violated state law. Now, a legal skirmish will cost taxpayer funds and take time and attention away from actions that could truly improve public safety.

The AG noted as much, declaring in his statement that “despite the sound legal advice of the county counselor and Executive White’s veto, the legislature enacted Ordinance 5865.”

Any sixth-grade civics student, if such a class still exists, knows that under our federal system, the national government is superior to the state, and the state has authority over local legislative bodies. State efforts to usurp federal law, even with noble intentions such as protecting the Second Amendment, are consistently shot down by the courts.

Likewise, local governments are barred from nullifying or amending state or federal laws. It is part of the bedrock of our Republic, and Jackson County officials are likely to receive a much-needed civics lesson in the near future.

It is a reality they each should have learned in sixth grade, but apparently, they did not.

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