Posted April 20, 2018 8:33 pm by Comments

By Brandon Curtis

A county with a population of over 30,000 residents has declared itself a Sanctuary for gun owners. The board directed it’s employees on Monday to not enforce any Illinois laws that would “unconstitutionally restrict the Second Amendment.”

The County of Effingham made the stance when gun control legislation has been in full swing in many parts of the Country after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida in February.

The resolution is mostly symbolic, and cannot force any final decisions.

Sheriff Dave Mahon agreed that it was a county board decision and would not control his office.

Mahon said that if such a potentially unconstitutional law were to be passed by the state, he would consult with the state’s attorney and the legal counsel of the Illinois Sheriff’s Association before deciding what actions to take.

The resolution passed by a vote of 8-1.

The board meeting that saw this resolution also saw one of the largest turnouts from the public. Many had expressed their opinions and only one of five people who spoke were in support of the resolution.

The one person to speak in support was John Haslett, who focused on the attention paid to the AR-15 and the comparative rarity of the shootings …Read the Rest

Source:: Concealed Nation

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