The Justice Department sued Missouri on Feb. 16 to block state officials from enforcing a law that seeks to make invalid several federal firearms laws. The department’s lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri on Wednesday, seeks to block the state from enforcing the law, known as the Second Amendment Preservation Act. The legislation was signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, in June 2021. It allows private citizens to sue agencies for $50,000 if they believe their Second Amendment rights have been violated. In a statement last year, the governor’s office said that the measure “prohibits state and local cooperation with federal officials that attempt to enforce any laws, rules, orders, or actions that violate the Second Amendment rights of Missourians.” U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland in a statement said he believes the legislation impedes law operations in Missouri. He added, “The …