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Here is the text of the 2nd Amendment Preservation Act being considered for adoption by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.

2ND AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT

The Board of Commissioners of Fayette County do enact as follows: 

Section 1: The Fayette County Board of Commissioners finds that:

a) The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows, “A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.”

b) All federal acts, laws, orders rules or regulations regarding firearms are a violation of the 2nd Amendment.

Section 2: Prohibition on Federal Infringement of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms:

a) The Fayette County Board of Commissioners declares that all federal acts, laws, order, rules , regulations — past, present or future — in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States are not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers, and are hereby declared to be invalid in this county, shall not be recognized by this county, are specifically rejected by this county, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in this county.

b) It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of this County to take all measures as may be necessary to prevent the enforcement of any federal acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Section 3: Effective date:

a) This act takes effect upon approval by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.
Some residents of Fayette County are pushing hard to become a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.

A Second Amendment sanctuary refers to states, counties, or localities in the United States that have adopted laws or resolutions to prohibit or impede the enforcement of gun control measures perceived to violate the Second Amendment. These include universal gun background checks, high capacity magazine bans, assault weapon bans, red flag laws, and so forth.

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners agreed on Tuesday to have a public hearing about the matter at 2 p.m. Feb. 4. A hearing is required before the Second Amendment Preservation Act can be made into a county law.

Fayette County Sheriff Joey Laughlin supports the Second Amendment and said he will protect their rights as long as he is sheriff.

“Last week, I had a conversation in my office with a gentleman who asked my stance on the Second Amendment. I informed him that I was a proud supporter of the Second Amendment,” Laughlin said.

“I have no plans to take firearms from any legally licensed, law abiding citizens. I carry my Glock everywhere I go, for both the protection of my family but also because I am a police officer and have the protection of our citizens always in the back of my mind.

The Facebook group “Fayette County Indiana 2A Sanctuary Movement” has over 1,300 members from Fayette County. They all joined the group to protect their rights and take a stand.”

Alex Hudson joined the group because he said, “It is our duty as Americans to protect the constitution, protect our free way of life, and protect ourselves and our neighbors against any threats foreign or domestic.”

Josh Lemen joined for “The fact that we have people in positions of power actively trying to usurp the constitution and remove rights from the people. If the Second Amendment falls, the First (Amendment) will be next, followed by many more. We are already seeing censorship on a massive scale on platforms like Youtube, Facebook, and Twitter, where conservative viewpoints are being silenced with shadow bans and outright post deletions. This isn’t just about gun rights, it’s about all rights.”

James Bunzendahl stated, “To protect your 2nd Amendment rights to bear arms. Take a look now what the liberals are trying to argue their cause by trying to brand all the 2nd Amendment supporters as White Supremacist. When they can’t win they try to spread lies and hate.”

Dale Strong, vice president of the county commissioners, stands behind the 2nd Amendment and has been a member of the National Rifle Association for over 40 years.

“I can tell you that when I went to the courthouse Tuesday, I wasn’t expecting that to come up and I’m not acquainted with the group of people that are behind this. I do know that this is has become rather popular in recent months or years. We will hold a public hearing on it and I certainly have no objection because it is mainly symbolic. I certainly do understand the interests in this. The 2nd Amendment rights are extremely important to a lot of people and it’s one of our few rights in this country that actually pre-existed and pre-dated the constitution itself,” Strong said.

“I can tell you as a person who has a gun, people feel the need to protect themselves. The supporters feel like they are constantly under attack and I understand this and their frustration. I am sure this is going to be a topic that many here locally will support. I have no problem with it at all. An awful lot of people have a very high value on their rights and they’re very serious about it and they expect their elected officials to the same way.”
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