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So while a State may decide not to enforce federal law or assist with the furtherance of federal policy (Printz v. U.S., 521 U.S. 898, 117 S.Ct. 2365, 138 L.Ed.2d 914 (1997)), a State may not nullify federal law; and the federal agents may still enforce federal law without a State's help.
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The only particularly useful part of these laws. As I understand atleast, The federal agencies really depend on state and local agencies to make their enforcement of the laws possible. When was the last time you saw ATF agents at the range checking in to see if anyone there has a machinegun they're not supposed to have? Or cruising the streets looking for thugs with a pistol int heir waistband? Who gets called when a guy walks into a gunshop trying to buy a gun with some shady motives? It ain't the ATF it's the local cops. They get the call and then let the ATF know about it if it's a federal matter. The cops are the ATF's eyes and ears on the ground. If the cops don't want to cooperate, the feds logistically can't enforce the law despite how much they'd like to.