White County may join Habersham, Stephens in becoming a Second Amendment Sanctuary
News January 28, 2020
WHITE COUNTY, Ga. – As Democrats continue to push unconstitutional gun control laws, White County Commissioners are considering a resolution that would declare the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary.
Board of Commissioners Chairman Travis Turner revealed during Monday’s called meeting and work session, that commissioners have asked county attorney Mary Jane Henneke to research a resolution similar to the ones approved in Habersham and Stephens counties this month.
“We want to make sure everything we do stands up in a court of law.”
Commissioner Edwin Nix
Commissioner Edwin Nix made it clear where he stands on the Second Amendment saying, “We all know that the intent of some people in this country is to make sure the criminals have guns and that good people don’t. Sooner or later if that happens, we are all in trouble. They may come and get all my guns. They may take them. But it will be after I have exhausted all my bullets.”
More importantly, White County Sheriff Neal Walden spoke out firmly, saying, “I took an oath to uphold the laws of this state and the U.S. Constitution and that includes the right to bear arms. I will not enforce any law that prevents that.”
The Second Amendment Sanctuary movement is spreading all across Georgia and the rest of the nation. A gun-rights rally in Virginia drew an estimated 22,000 supporters recently. On Saturday, hundreds of gun-rights advocates rallied in Rome to advocate for the creation of Second Amendment sanctuaries in Georgia.
The issue was not on Monday’s agenda, but it was raised by White County resident William King during the Public Comment portion of the meeting.
The Habersham County resolution reads, in part, “No agent, employee or official of Habersham County, or any corporation providing services to Habersham County, shall provide material support or participate in any way with the implementation of federal acts, orders, rules, laws or regulations in violation of the Second Amendment to the United States of America.”
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4 Comments
Thank you so much Commissioner Edwin Nix!
Thank you so much Commissioner Edwin Nix!
I agree with Commissioner Nix. They can take my gun when they pry my cold dead hand off of it.
I am hopeful the Board of Commissioners will adopt this resolution and I support Sheriff Neal Waden’s statement that he will not enforce gun control laws.