Polk County, Tennessee Becomes Sanctuary County... For Second Amendment and Gun Rights

Tennessee County Votes To Become Gun Sanctuary
Posted at 8:30 am on April 19, 2019 by Tom Knighton

Polk County commissioners voted Thursday night in favor of making the county a “gun sanctuary.”

Commissioner James Woody said the vote was 8 to 1.

The resolution reads in part, “the Polk County Government won’t authorize funds, resources, or agencies to enforce any element such as laws, orders, and mandates that infringe on the right to bear arms.”

All current laws still apply.

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But it’s citizen’s Second Amendment rights that Woody said they’re really looking to protect. The resolution means the county government would not enforce any gun control measures passed by state and federal lawmakers if it infringed on their Second Amendment rights.

“We’re seeing different places, cities and states are curtailing the ownership of guns,” Woody said. “Sanctuary is as you said is a place of refuge, is a place of protection.”

Why would Polk County worry about that? It’s not like Tennessee is looking to create a whole pile of new gun laws. This is a state where a lawmaker made it a point to tell folks that a new bill wasn’t a red flag law. It’s not like they have a lot to be concerned about.

Yet the move also mentions federal gun control laws. That’s important.

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