Second Amendment “Sanctuary” Resolutions Misunderstand the Clear Constitutional Limits on Gun Rights
Cities and counties in Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Illinois, Colorado, Florida, Virginia and elsewhere have enacted resolutions declaring themselves Second Amendment “sanctuaries” — vowing to establish local jurisdictions where state gun laws that they view as unconstitutional will not be enforced. ICAP’s Mary McCord explains, in a new Washington Post piece, how these resolutions are dangerous and unlawful:
[These resolutions] demonstrate how their proponents operate on a fundamental misunderstanding of the rights afforded Americans by the Second Amendment and, importantly, the limitations on those rights. And how they’ve spurred extremists who want to stand up local militias to engage in armed rebellion against the state — action that isn’t just dangerous but that also runs counter to the Constitution.
Read the full piece here.
