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CHICAGO It was no accident Effingham Countys resolution to protect the rights of gun owners stole an important word from the very people the resolution was intended to provoke, supporters of the countrys sanctuary cities movement.
Effingham County States Attorney Bryan Kibler last month told a raucous crowd the origin story behind the Second Amendment sanctuary county movement, which began in Effingham and now includes 64 of Illinois 102 counties, counties in three other states, and nine more states in which counties are eyeing similar nonbinding measures. And as state legislators, emboldened by Gov. J.B. Pritzker, look at more gun-control measures, counties are looking at more ways to resist them.
Effingham County Board member David Campbell came to Kibler with a resolution passed by Iroquois County regarding gun rights, saying he wanted to do something similar, but questioned if they could make the language a little more provocative, he said in remarks posted on YouTube. He hit on the idea of alluding to some cities policies on cooperating with federal authorities on immigration enforcement.
I said, well, theyre creating sanctuary counties for illegals up in Chicago, why dont we just steal their word and make Effingham County a sanctuary county for firearms? Kibler relayed to the crowd at a conservative gathering, to massive applause.
Effinghams 2018 resolution asserted that at least five pieces of proposed Illinois legislation dealing with gun ownership would be unconstitutional. The resolution targeted proposed laws including those that would raise the minimum age for gun ownership to 21, outlaw various types of weapons, and outlaw bump stocks or body armor. It also demanded the Illinois General Assembly cease further actions restricting the right of the people to keep and bear arms and demanded the governor veto any such bills.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/second-amendment-sanctuary-county-movement-expands-as-organizers-take-aim-at-new-gun-laws/ar-BBW5rj3?li=BBnbcA1
manor321
(3,344 posts)It's sort of like letting kids or dogs wear themselves out during the day so you have some peace and quiet in the evening.
Paladin
(28,262 posts)Doesn't look like it.
Volaris
(10,271 posts)And I fucking PROMISE YOU, if it were not for Chicago metro, Illinois would be a red-state hell named West Indiana.
Surprise Level= Not At All.