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Searches can be made for: States Power Movements, 10th Amendment Movements, State Sovereignty Movements and so on. This is a long post as I understand the issue.

OK is joining a growing list of states adopting the position, correctly so, that the "Commerce Clause" to the U.S. Constitution does not allow the federal government to regulate in-state commerce. This is bigger than just guns and is a states powers issue. It is not a southern only issue either because other states are considering it too. I think the breaking point for the states was the passage of the bills extending the federal government powers even further than the already were. This will be a fight but the law is on the side of the states. The states have not exercised many of their powers because they were growing fat off of tax payer dollars the federal government has been controlling them with. Now that that money is being redirected to social programs the states will be getting less so this movement is more popular.

This is also much larger than just bolt guns and auto loaders. Depending on the state laws passed this could allow the sell of automatic and select fire guns and those short barreled rifles and shotguns, suppressors and so on. It opens the door for the states to create industries and improve the existing ones. It will mean much lower prices and availability of auto guns at much lower costs to police and residence. I am sure the states will have more stringent requirements for autos than pre-1934 but at least we would be able to get new guns and newer designs at lower prices than available to us now. I don't mind the Texas law controlling some aspect of these guns because we can actually change those laws with the support of the people of this state unlike the federal regulations that are all but imposable to change.

Overall, the states doing this are going to have to have a tight coalition and laws the SCOTUS can confirm as a states powers issue and not in any way controllable by the feds. That is how the nation was set up but after the Civil War the feds ran all over states powers and have continued in one way or another since. That was one reason Northern states didn’t support the war until they were promised the spoils of the southern states and control over much of the industry of the south economically. Since, northern states have been gobbled up just like the south was and some western and other independence oriented states are moving to take back their power from this bloated National government. Our system was set up so that the individual states have the power except for that they loan the Federal government which is strictly limited to that the states allow and nothing further. The National government has certain powers and the national courts were meant to decide issues between the states and individuals that involve issues across state lines like trade disputes or land disputes. That is my understanding and opinions and I could be wrong. I would like to learn of anywhere I am wrong if anyone can point me in the right direction.