TPM’s Eric Lach dug around and found 20 states where lawmakers have proposed measures to put a stop to federal gun laws in recent weeks. Some would like to arrest federal officers who try to enforce the laws. Others simply want to make it very hard for the feds to do their jobs. So what’s behind the state-by-state movement? Here’s our report.
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Nick Martin is an associate editor at TPM in New York City. He came to the site in 2011 as a reporter for TPMMuckraker. Previously, he worked in Arizona, first as a staff reporter for a local newspaper and later as a freelance journalist. He also ran the news blog Heat City. Contact him: nick [at] talkingpointsmemo.com