Franklin BOC to Consider Passing Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolution

Recently the Habersham County Board of Commissioners voted to make their county a Second Amendment Sanctuary County and now Franklin County is considering doing the same thing.

On his Facebook page, Franklin County Commissioner Ryan Swails said the idea will be on the agenda for the Franklin County Board of Commissioners work session on the 28th.

Last week Habersham County became the first County in Georgia to adopt such a resolution.

The resolution aims to prohibit or impede the enforcement of certain gun control measures perceived as a violation of the Second Amendment, the Right to Bear Arms.

Swails pointed to the State of Virginia where the Governor and Democrats are pushing for new gun controls.

Currently, around 91% of the counties in Virginia have approved their own 2nd Amendment Sanctuary resolutions and Swails is encouraging Franklin County citizens to express their support of a similar resolution here.

“This is only for the Second Amendment. I want to clarify that. This isn’t a sanctuary for anything else beyond Second Amendment rights,” he said. “My hope is that we go with a sanctuary status. The Governor of Virginia and certain elected officials there are working towards removing citizens’ rights.”

Last week, Virginia lawmakers in the Virginia Senate passed three gun measures, sending to the House for consideration.

According to News13 in Richmond, VA the three bills include requiring background checks on all firearm sales, limiting gun purchases to one in a 30-day period, and allowing localities to ban guns from public events.

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam is pushing other gun-control bills as well.

They include barring with protective orders against them to possess a firearm and requiring lost and stolen firearms be reported to law enforcement within 24 hours.

He is also pushing for what is being called an Extreme Risk Protective Order.

Other legislation that has been filed in Virginia includes banning indoor shooting ranges at offices where there are more than 50 employees. That would include a shooting range at the NRA headquarters, which is located in northern Virginia. That bill has been referred to the Committee on Public Safety.

State Representative Alan Powell tells WLHR News he has no problem with any local jurisdiction proclaiming their support of the Second Amendment.

To date, 19 States have counties that have adopted Second Amendment Sanctuary Resolutions, including Texas, Illinois, Virginia, Alaska, New Mexico, Nebraska and Wyoming.