Opinion
USA – -(AmmoLand.com)- Communities around the nation are standing up to the narrative that gun control is the will of the people. Over 230 counties, towns, and cities have passed what is known as Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinances, or SASOs.
These ordinances tell their state and federal government that the county does not support gun control and that it will not be enforced even if it becomes law.
Just in the past month, counties in Virginia, Wisconsin, Florida, Tennessee, and Arizona have enacted versions of SASOs, bringing the number of states that have them up to 19.
However, while these ordinances are passed for the right reasons, they could be better.
Many of the ordinances that have been passed simply declare the county as a Second Amendment Sanctuary, but do not usually offer any way to enforce the ordinance.
In other words, these SASOs don’t have any teeth, or ways to hold those who break the ordinance accountable.
That is where our SASO is different.
Gun Owners of America has created a SASO template that can be adopted by any community, county, city, or town.
Our Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance, while making your community a Second Amendment sanctuary, also allows for your community to fine or punish those officials that break the ordinance.
This minor addition makes your SASO much more meaningful and turns it into something impactful, rather than just a simple resolution.
Please click here to learn more about our Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance and to download a copy for yourself.
Whether you are a county commissioner, on the city council — or just a private citizen who wants to see our resolution passed in your community — please take a copy to tell people about it.
Click here to let us know if your locality has taken up our SASO.
We are in this fight together.
In liberty,
Matthew Patterson
Director of State and Local Affairs
Gun Owners of America
P.S. Please take our SASO to your commission or council and make your community a Second Amendment sanctuary. And if you’ve let your membership lapse, make sure to renew your membership in Gun Owners of America today for only $20!
Those in law enforcement who enforce unconstitutional laws become political pawns in the hands of the left in their effort to bring the American people under the thumb of socialism/communism. The LE are becoming weaponized for that effort. The purpose of exempting the criminal element and gangs from those laws shows the total cowardice of the politicians who back red flag laws. They divert the LE from their job of going after the bad guys and sic them onto the law abiding citizens to protect their future law officers/terror organizers against unarmed citizens. But unarmed citizens become subjects who can… Read more »
FWIW:
https://mises.org/wire/second-amendment-sanctuaries-rhetoric-vs-reality?utm_source=Mises+Institute+Subscriptions&utm_campaign=2f661cc9f9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_21_2018_9_59_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8b52b2e1c0-2f661cc9f9-228641945
What a sad statement that you have to actually declare yourself a ‘sanctuary’ to preserve your constitutional rights. Not enough red on that map to satisfy my taste though. I’d like to see mostly red and then see an overlay of gun crimes committed in the areas that aren’t sanctuaries. i’m willing to bet the non sanctuaries are the ones rife with ‘gun violence’ confirming that gun control doesn’t work. It also would underscore that the gov’t is not truly representing the public.
GET THE FACTS RIGHT! The map shows Mesa County Colorado as a sanctuary county in Colorado–It is NOT nor are several others in just that state, cannot speak for other states. Just because county commissioners support the Second Amendment does NOT mean sanctuary. While the county sheriff says he/she supports the 2A as with Mesa County he In particular and other sheriffs will enforce red flag and other “laws.” In fact in Colorado only 1 (for sure) sheriffs has said he will not support anti-2A laws–(in that event state troopers take over). I bet if you checked you will find… Read more »
Siskiyou County California has had a Second Amendment Sanctuary County Resolution since 2013.
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