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"“It was not gun violence that killed our only daughter in 1984 at the McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California. It was a human being, not a gun..."
More than 150 people showed up to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisor’s meeting on Wednesday in Cottonwood. Most of them were there to express support of a resolution to make Yavapai County a Sanctuary County in regards to Second Amendment issues.
Representative Paul Gosar sent a letter, which was read to the Supervisors by his District Director Penny Pew.
County Supervisor Craig Brown will be the Chairman of the Board in 2020. After the meeting, Brown explained that they will take the suggestions proposed by constituents and incorporate many of them in a resolution to be voted on at the January 2, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting in Prescott.
Many states and other jurisdictions have already adopted Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions. If the Yavapai Board of Supervisors vote in favor of such a resolution, it will be the 2nd county in Arizona to do so.
States with Second Amendment protections and preservations:
More at: https://www.prescottenews.com/index...s-consider-2nd-amendment-sanctuary-resolution
More than 150 people showed up to the Yavapai County Board of Supervisor’s meeting on Wednesday in Cottonwood. Most of them were there to express support of a resolution to make Yavapai County a Sanctuary County in regards to Second Amendment issues.
Representative Paul Gosar sent a letter, which was read to the Supervisors by his District Director Penny Pew.
County Supervisor Craig Brown will be the Chairman of the Board in 2020. After the meeting, Brown explained that they will take the suggestions proposed by constituents and incorporate many of them in a resolution to be voted on at the January 2, 2020 Board of Supervisors meeting in Prescott.
Many states and other jurisdictions have already adopted Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions. If the Yavapai Board of Supervisors vote in favor of such a resolution, it will be the 2nd county in Arizona to do so.
States with Second Amendment protections and preservations:
- Alaska
- Idaho
- Kansas
- Wyoming
- Arizona - One county: Mohave
- California - One city: Needles
- Colorado - 38 out of 64 counties, 3 cities, 3 towns
- Florida - 14 out of 67 counties
- Illinois - 67 out of 102 counties, 2 cities, 3 townships
- Kentucky - 1 out of 120 counties
- Maine- 1 town, Paris Town
- Maryland - 3 out of 23 counties
- Nevada - 10 out of 16 counties; All 17 sheriffs in Nevada have signed a letter expressing their support for the Second Amendment
- New Jersey - 1 Township
- New Mexico - 26 out of 33 counties, 6 cities, 1 town. (Taos originally passed the resolution, but later repealed it.) 30 out of 33 Sheriffs have signed a letter by the New Mexico Sheriffs Association
- New York - 52 out of 62 counties have voted in favor of resolutions opposing the SAFE Act, a state gun control act. 1 out of 62 counties and 1 town have adopted resolutions against some gun control.
- North Carolina - 2 out of 100 counties
- Ohio - 1 out of 88 counties
- Oregon - 14 out of 36 counties
- Rhode Island - 10 out of 31 towns, 0 out of 8 cities (counties do not have a local government agency)
- Tennessee - 12 out of 95 counties, 1 town
- Texas - 37 out of 254 counties, 1 city and 1 town
- Virginia - 85 out of 95 counties, 10 out of 38 independent cities, 19 towns
- Washington State - 25 out of 39 counties, 1 city has sheriffs that have vowed not to enforce gun control legislation while it is being challenged in court
- Wisconsin - 1 out of 72 counties
More at: https://www.prescottenews.com/index...s-consider-2nd-amendment-sanctuary-resolution
