If the USCongress Enacts a Federal Statute Regulating the Sale of Automatic

question 33

Multiple Choice

If the U.S.Congress enacts a federal statute regulating the sale of automatic weapons and Kentucky passes a state law which conflicts with the federal law,Kentucky's law is said to be:

• A)impliedly preempted.
• B)void-for-vagueness.
• C)expressly preempted.
• D)prevailing.

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