My Twitter Feed  August 30, 2014  HB69: A National Disgrace
The most controversial bill in recent Alaska history – and
beyond – might be this session’s House Bill 69, sponsored by
Speaker Mike Chenault. This House legislation was advertised as
a declaration of state sovereignty as it related to owning
firearms in Alaska. But that was more of a side note to the
actual threat the language of the bill presents.  HB69 includes
provocative language stipulating that state authorities could,
should the bill pass, arrest federal agents who attempted to
enforce federal law regarding gun regulations. For instance, if
Washington DC passed a law tomorrow stating that high capacity
ammo clips are illegal, Chenault’s bill would deem that law
invalid. It would empower state troopers to arrest any FBI agent
seeking to enforce the law. It would tell citizens that they had
more power than the feds.   Chenault’s legislation was a
proposed solution to non-existent gun reform being discussed in
the nation’s capital. In other wo