The Virginia Citizens’ Defense League has been doing a stellar job convincing counties across the state to move resolutions saying they gained through a win’t undertake new gun legal guidelines. Franklin County joined the No New Gun Laws membership on August 18, 2020 which means the variety of counties agreeing to it’s nearing a pair dozen. Not unhealthy, VCDL. Nice work.
The Franklin News Post reported on it, saying:
The Virginia Citizens Defense League and its members are encouraging localities to move the decision to counteract new gun laws that went into impact July 1. The new legislation provides localities the authority to ban weapons in sure public locations.
It was additionally the VCDL and its members that pushed for localities within the state, together with Franklin County, to grow to be a Second Amendment sanctuary.
Brien Dyer attended Tuesday’s assembly to talk in favor of the decision. He stated the brand new gun legislation would create a patchwork of various gun legal guidelines throughout the state that will be troublesome for accountable gun homeowners to comply with.
But regardless that they handed the decision it isn’t precisely everlasting (is something in politics ever really everlasting, although?):
Blackwater District consultant Ronald Mitchell learn the decision earlier than it was put to a vote. The decision acknowledged that Franklin County doesn’t intend on infringing on the rights of its residents and doesn’t wish to discourage journey to the county that may very well be inhibited with new gun legal guidelines.
“The Franklin County Board of Supervisors wishes to express its continued opposition to any law that would unconstitutionally restrict the rights of citizens of, and visitors to Franklin County to keep and bear arms,” Mitchell learn from the decision.
While the decision was handed unanimously on Tuesday, Snow Creek District consultant and Chairman Leland Mitchell stated the decision was non-binding. While the present board has no plans to move any gun legal guidelines, he stated future boards may determine to not comply with the decision.
With what’s coming we want extra cities, counties, townships — no matter — agreeing to grow to be Second Amendment sanctuaries. Plenty of areas appear to be doing the alternative — cough Washington and California cough — nevertheless it’s encouraging to see some taking steps towards defending Second Amendment rights.
Here’s the deal, although. Can you actually complain in regards to the state of gun rights in your house state if you happen to aren’t actively preventing to guard them? If you’re waiting for another person to do all of the dirty work, make investments all their money and time, however aren’t inclined to do your half…sit down and shut up.
Part of being a accountable gun proprietor is doing all of your half to additional Second Amendment rights. It may be an unpopular opinion, however there you might have it. What have you ever achieved to guard and additional Second Amendment rights recently?