Wyoming lawmakers push gun control exemption

Some Wyoming lawmakers are pushing to pre-empt any federal crackdown on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines in the aftermath of last month's school shooting in Connecticut. A bill pending in the Wyoming Legislature would specify any federal limitation on guns would be unenforceable. It also would make it a state felony for federal agents to try to enforce such regulations. Vice President Joe Biden is set to deliver gun control proposals to President Obama on Tuesday. Sponsor Rep. Kendell Kroeker, an Evansville Republican, says state lawmakers have a responsibility to oppose any federal law or order that violates the U.S. Constitution. Rep. James Byrd, a Democrat from Cheyenne, opposes the legislation. He says Wyoming is bound to lose if it forces a legal showdown over guns with the federal government.