By Mirya Holman, Tulane University and Emily Farris, Texas Christian University A gun control law signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois in January 2023 immediately faced opposition from a group key to the law’s enforcement: sheriffs. They are county-level, locally elected public officials who run jails, provide courthouse security, and, in many counties, are … Read more
As Democrats in Washington, D.C. continue to push their anti-gun legislation, states and counties have been fighting back. Local and state officials throughout the nation have passed Second Amendment sanctuary legislation, effectively declaring that state and federal gun control laws would not be enforced in their jurisdiction. Two counties in Oregon – Harney and Yamhill … Read more
By Jeff Hulbert One of the quietest places in Virginia is sending the loudest signal yet that the radical gun control plans pushed by “progressives” in the Richmond statehouse have now split the Democrat Party in the Old Dominion. The widening rift has been amplified by Charles City County, a sparse, serene Democrat stronghold southeast … Read more
The quote of the day is presented by Guns.com. Now that the trend has moved out of the middle flyover states, CNN has apparently noticed that more and more counties are declaring themselves to be Second Amendment sanctuaries. The trend appears to have started a year and a half ago in Illinois. The interesting part will … Read more
Uh oh. The New York Times has finally noticed that sheriffs in Illinois, Washington, Nevada, New Mexico and even Maryland have vowed not to enforce new gun control laws. It looks like the extent of the problem is finally starting to sink in. (Washington Attorney General Bob) Ferguson has warned the sheriffs that they have a legal … Read more
Pity poor New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. Some county sheriffs in her state have announced their intention to ignore Democrat-sponsored bans on private gun transfers should they become law. Instead of meeting with them to discuss their concerns, the Governor took to Twitter to demean them with childish personal attacks. I’m not daunted by … Read more
Illinois “sanctuary counties” have sprouted like spring mushrooms this year. These counties have adopted resolutions defining themselves as sanctuaries for gun owners in defiance of proposed gun control measures under consideration in the Illinois General Assembly. Just last night, Cumberland County became the latest county to pass a sanctuary resolution. Yes, gun owners have co-opted … Read more
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