{"id":120217,"date":"2019-12-19T11:32:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T16:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=120217"},"modified":"2019-12-19T11:32:30","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T08:52:45","slug":"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jenkins.jpg\" alt=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" class=\"wp-image-120252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jenkins.jpg 900w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jenkins-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jenkins-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/jenkins-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption>Many Virginia sheriffs are taking a stand against new gun control laws including Culpeper County Sheriff Scott Jenkins. (<em>Photo: Jenkins\/Facebook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a large majority of Virginia counties declaring as Second Amendment sanctuaries, other states are taking notice and expanding their own Second Amendment sanctuaries, including Texas and Nevada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently 34 Texas counties call themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries, among around 350 counties across the United States. Virginia has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/VaGunForum\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"as many as 75 counties (opens in a new tab)\">as many as 75 counties<\/a> that are now Second Amendment sanctuaries, with more in play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Virginia&#8217;s Tazewell County is the first county to mobilize a militia to protect residents&#8217; Second Amendment rights. In Culpeper County, Viriginia, Sheriff Scott Jenkins pledged to deputize citizens in order to protect their right to bear arms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Every Sheriff and Commonwealth Attorney in Virginia will see the consequences if our General Assembly passes further unnecessary gun restrictions,&#8221; said Jenkins <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/culpepersheriff\/posts\/3077554315592750\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"on Facebook (opens in a new tab)\">on Facebook<\/a>. &#8220;I plan to properly screen and deputize thousands of our law-abiding citizens to protect their constitutional right to own firearms.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We should be watching Virginia, and everywhere else,&#8221; said Anderson County Judge Robert Johnston in Texas <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"to the Herald-Press (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palestineherald.com\/news\/virginia-militia-triggers-texas-gun-debate\/article_a151f31c-2064-11ea-b0d7-7f0eac8d8591.html\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" target=\"_blank\">to the Herald-Press<\/a>. &#8220;We should always be aware of what&#8217;s going on in our country.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"551\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries-1024x551.png\" alt=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" class=\"wp-image-120253\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries-1024x551.png 1024w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries-400x215.png 400w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries-150x81.png 150w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries-768x413.png 768w, https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/2a-sanctuaries.png 1483w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The Virginia Gun Owners Forum is tracking which counties are Second Amendment sanctuary counties. This map is subject to change, with more counties looking to join. (<em>Photo: VAGunForum\/Facebook<\/em>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Johnston said his county hasn&#8217;t even considered declaring a sanctuary status over Second Amendment rights. &#8220;This is East Texas,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No one has any question as to how we feel about the Second Amendment.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Virginia county leaders have a Constitutional authority to organize a militia. Counties can draft law-abiding gun owners into a local militia, organizing citizens and qualifying individuals and their arms. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Texas Sheriff&#8217;s Association Executive Director Steve Westbrook argued that Second Amendment sanctuary counties are constitutionally valid and that sheriffs have discretion on how the sanctuary status is applied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is every sheriff&#8217;s duty to uphold the Constitution of the United States, the Second Amendment included,&#8221; said Westbrook. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-heading\">See Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/nevada-sheriff-will-enforce-gun-confiscation-law-recall\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\">Nevada Sheriff Will Enforce Gun Confiscation Law, Faces Recall<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In Nevada, the issue of Second Amendment sanctuaries is more contentious. Even after declaring opposition to &#8220;red flag&#8221; laws, Nevada&#8217;s Humboldt County Sheriff Mike Allen said he would continue to enforce them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They\u2019re taking up a fight against me on something the legislature has to do, and they think I have the authority not to follow the law,&#8221; Allen said <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"according to Law Enforcement Today (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lawenforcementtoday.com\/sheriff-i-might-not-like-the-law-but-ill-still-confiscate-your-guns\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"other-states-second-amendment-sanctuary\" title=\"Other States Watch Virginia as 2A Sanctuary Movement Grows, Militia Mobilizes\" target=\"_blank\">according to Law Enforcement Today<\/a>. &#8220;I do oppose this law. However, it&#8217;s my not my job to oppose a law; my job is to enforce the law.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thirteen out of 17 Nevada sheriffs have said they will not enforce red flag laws. Because he tacitly supports them, Nevada residents are looking to recall Sheriff Allen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">***<a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/\" campaign=\"BuySellGA_Register\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\">Buy and Sell on GunsAmerica!<\/a>***<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;This is East Texas,&#8221; he said. &#8220;No one has any question as to how we feel about the Second Amendment.&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":120253,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,461,240],"tags":[132,469,1765,607,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-120217","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-max-slowik","9":"category-this-week","10":"tag-buzz","11":"tag-gun-control","12":"tag-law-enforcement","13":"tag-news","14":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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