“Stating we support the Second Amendment is the most unrevoluntionary thing I’ve ever heard,” Angius said. “All we’re doing in Mohave County is if the federal law infringes on our rights, [we’re saying] we will not abide by that.”
A county in Arizona just declared itself a sanctuary county — for gun rights.
Mohave County, which covers the northwest corner of Arizona, is the first local jurisdiction in Arizona to declare itself a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” The county joins a smattering of other local jurisdictions in the United States that have adopted measures proclaiming protections for the Second Amendment.
County Supervisors Board Chair Hildy Angius called the Second Amendment “non-negotiable,” saying the resolution that the county announced wasn’t revolutionary.
“Stating we support the Second Amendment is the most unrevoluntionary thing I’ve ever heard,” Angius said. “All we’re doing in Mohave County is if the federal law infringes on our rights, [we’re saying] we will not abide by that.”
Angius called her county “freedom-loving” with many Republicans and conservatives and said she has heard mostly positive feedback about the resolution.
The resolution, which was unanimously approved by the Mohave County Supervisors Monday, states the members of the board commit “to stand and defend [the people of Mohave County, Arizona] rights and liberties as guaranteed by the U.S. and Arizona Constitution.”
That means the board will not use government resources, agencies or buildings for enforcing laws that “unconstitutionally infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms.”
by Lexi Peery
