The ordinance grants the county sheriff "full authority to make an arrest of any and all federal agents that violate state laws and enforce regulations."The Second Amendment Preservation Act of Newton County
[looks rural, se of Joplin 9 which is sw MO)]
Missouri cites the state’s own constitution for justifying the legislation. "All federal acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations passed by the federal government and specifically any Presidential Administration whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people's right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 23 of the Missouri Constitution shall be invalid in the county," the act reads.