Congressman: Sheriffs May Go to Jail to Protect ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
By Washington Examiner. Kentucky Republican Rep. Thomas Massie thinks some local law enforcement leaders will be willing to go to jail rather than comply with state gun control laws they deem unconstitutional.
“Attended my first 2A sanctuary meeting today in Lewis County (where I live). Standing room only. Friends and neighbors spoke passionately and articulately. County officials unanimously passed a resolution,” Massie tweeted on Dec. 30. “This grassroots movement feels even stronger than the Tea Party in 2010.”
“Second Amendment sanctuary” municipalities last year sprouted up in Illinois, a state with some of the strictest gun control laws. They then spread to Colorado, Kentucky, New Mexico, New Jersey, Oregon, Virginia, Washington state, and other states.
Attended my first 2A sanctuary meeting today in Lewis County (where I live). Standing room only. Friends and neighbors spoke passionately and articulately. County officials unanimously passed a resolution.
This grassroots movement feels even stronger than the Tea Party in 2010. pic.twitter.com/hWM9z9LAhu
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 30, 2019
Massie cited Weld County, Colorado Sheriff Steve Reams, a critic of the state’s “red flag” law, who has offered to put himself in his own jail rather than enforce the state law.
“His county government has already voted to fund his legal fees should he end up in a protracted legal battle that might go all the way” to the Supreme Court, Massie told the Washington Examiner. (Read more from “Congressman: Sheriffs May Go to Jail to Protect ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’” HERE)
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Nye County Board Declares ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ to New Gun Laws
By 8 News Now. Nye County is officially declining to enforce new regulations on background checks on most private gun sales.
The Nye County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved Resolution 2019-39, declaring a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak signed legislation early this year requiring background checks on most private party gun sales.
While a resolution does not have the force of law, it signals that Nye — and likely several other rural Nevada counties — will hold to their opposition of the new law. (Read more from “Nye County Board Declares ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ to New Gun Laws” HERE)
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