Legal Opinion
Attorney General Opinion No.
Kansas Attorney General Reports
Decided December 4, 2007Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Honorable Dennis McKinney State Representative, 116th District 1220 South Main Greensburg, Kansas 67054
Dear Representative McKinney:
You request our opinion on whether the prohibitions in K.S.A. 2006 Supp. 21-4201(a)(6) and (7) regarding firearm silencers and automatic firearms apply to a person who possesses the appropriate federal license required for dealing in automatic firearms and silencers under the Gun Control Act of 1968, 18 U.S.C. § 921 et seq.
The necessity for federal regulation of firearms traffic "arose from the failure of some states to enact effective gun control laws."1…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Cipollone v. Liggett Group, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
- City of New York v. Job-Lot PushcartNew York Court of Appeals · 1996
- Oefinger v. ZimmermanDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1984
- United States v. Arthur E. O'NeillCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- United States v. VestDistrict Court, S.D. Illinois · 2006
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