Steitz expressed surprise that his views were so easily accessible. Jonathan Steitz — a Republican taking on former Sen. Van Wanggaard — told a libertarian website that he would support a controversial bill dubbed the Firearms Protection Act.
The website describes the measure as protecting "residents of Wisconsin from unconstitutional federal infringements on their Second Amendment rights by asserting the state's Tenth Amendment rights."
The proposal also would carry some unspecified penalties. In other words, it would allow the state to nullify federal gun regulations. A similar law approved by Kansas lawmakers — called the Second Amendment Protection Act — is tied up in court.
No current members of the State Senate and Assembly say that they support the proposal.
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