2nd amendment Sanctuary Cities

[Great-Kazoo]

https://thewashingtonstandard.com/new-mexico-counties-vote-to-become-second-amendment-sanctuary-counties/?fbclid=IwAR1RTyU8c32H2caXXpOC2q-5KpvM5pYvlYX8wDxVlq1a3-hlk6ayejspsuk

[XJ]

I have had zero response with emails to Colo Spgs' Mayor on this topic

[Gman]

I like the idea.

[Scanker19]

My county is voting tomorrow. I think there are 12 right now. The funny thing is the stupid Govnernor and her AG both have said something to the extent that counties can’t oick and choose what laws they follow.

Oh really? Looking at you City of Santa Fe.

[MrAK]

My county is voting tomorrow. I think there are 12 right now. The funny thing is the stupid Govnernor and her AG both have said something to the extent that counties can’t oick and choose what laws they follow.

Oh really? Looking at you City of Santa Fe.

Maybe someone should inform the governor that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that they can’t just pick and choose which parts of it they want to follow.

[Scanker19]

So far 29 out of 33 counties have passed or are considering passing being a 2nd admendment sanctuary county.

this is exactly why states should have an electoral college type of system as well.

[Zundfolge]

I have had zero response with emails to Colo Spgs' Mayor on this topic

I'm convinced that Mayor Suthers is doing everything he can to make Richard "Rat Boy" Skorman our next mayor ... probably because his wife is tired of living here in hick town and wants to move back to the Denver area.

[Yota]

So far 29 out of 33 counties have passed or are considering passing being a 2nd admendment sanctuary county.

this is exactly why states should have an electoral college type of system as well.

Exactly right!

[Skip]

Maybe someone should inform the governor that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land and that they can’t just pick and choose which parts of it they want to follow.

Yup. Is it a Republic or not? BoR sets the boundaries on rights that are guaranteed to all citizens which requires them to be incorporated against all levels of gov. We're well outside of what is delegated to the States by the 10th when it's right specifically protected by the 2nd.

This is also a sign both of "balkanization" and a banana republic. When the political class passes laws that other authorities refuse to enforce it's typically a bad sign.

[Singlestack]

Hard for me to tell where this will ultimately lead (lower jurisdictions ignoring laws passed by higher jurisdictions), or if ignoring the constitution (the higher law) becomes more widespread. I would think it will result in increased violence when enforcing laws becomes more widespread.

[FoxtArt]

TBH this is just pandering for local votes. It has, in reality, no meaning at all. If the feds or the state want to press charges, the county will not stand in the way.

It's ironic too. People think selective enforcement of laws is a good thing. Do you think these counties will not prosecute for firearms violations for people they view disfavorably, e.g. felons, etc.? When you create systems of selective enforcement of laws, the end result is a system where law enforcement can, and will selectively abuse it. Not only that, any shield against enforcement is passing in the wind, and a political weapon; a "resolution" means jack squat, and at any moment they can decide to arrest and prosecute. Better hope you don't piss the "wrong" people off at that point.

[avandelay]

Perhaps it is pandering. Or, it is a bunch of counties that think more of the BoR than the state. Nobody is saying to not prosecute crime with guns, but just maybe the level of scrutiny for prosecution will be greater than 'orange man bad. gun bad. you guilty.'.

[iego]

Relying on "sanctuary cities" for 2nd amendment rights is about the same as relying on the FDA to make sure you can eat ketchup safely. Stupid. (No offense meant.)

Both go towards establishing that we need Government to make something "legal" or good.

When in reality, we already know what is legal, and/or good, and both of these things, guns and ketchup, can (and should) be consumed freely.

-John

[JohnnyDrama]

Hard for me to tell where this will ultimately lead (lower jurisdictions ignoring laws passed by higher jurisdictions), or if ignoring the constitution (the higher law) becomes more widespread. I would think it will result in increased violence when enforcing laws becomes more widespread.

+1