MADISON - Wisconsin gun owners would not be subject to federal firearm laws under legislation passed by Republicans and one Democrat in the stateAssembly on Wednesday.

The bill, which also requires Wisconsin gun manufacturers to include a "Made in Wisconsin" stamp on their firearms, is part of a national effort by Republican lawmakers to push back against new gun restrictions that could be imposed by a Democratic-controlled Congress and President Joe Biden.

But the idea has been deemed unconstitutional in the past in other statesbecause state law cannot override conflicting federal law under the U.S. Constitution.

Rep. Tip McGuire, D-Kenosha, said the legislation isinferior to the Second Amendment and "in factundermines the Constitutionthat we all swore an oath to uphold."

According to a nonpartisan analysis by the Legislature's legal staff provided to McGuire, the legislation if enacted would bar law enforcement from confiscating firearms from people who have been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence because there is no state law allowing it.

Proponents call the proposala"Second Amendment sanctuary."

"Passing this bill is going to be protecting the Second Amendmentrights of the people who live in these state's borders," Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, said.

Rep. Dave Murphy, R-Greenville, said the Biden administration is "scaring usand making us feel like our Second Amendment rights are not going to be upheld."

The bill also would bar the enforcement of laws that restrict gun or ammunition sales and bar law enforcement from confiscatingguns or ammunition.

It prohibits the enforcement of federal regulations that wouldban semi-automatic firearms or assault weapons andregulate the capacity of magazines or require registration of firearms.

Hope Karnopp of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel contributed to this report.

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