State Rep. Randy Pettigrew asks Lee County to put 'Second Amendment defense fund' on November ballot
State Rep. Randy Pettigrew asked the Lee County commission to place a countywide 0.01% gross‑receipts tax on the November ballot to create a “Second Amendment defense fund” that would pay for legal defense or advocacy if state or federal laws are perceived to infringe gun rights; commissioners voted to place the measure before voters.
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State Representative Randy Pettigrew asked the Lee County Board of County Commissioners to place a ballot question in November asking voters to authorize a 0.01% gross‑receipts tax to create a county “Second Amendment defense fund.” Pettigrew described the fund as a resource the county or its residents could draw on "to hire attorney or attorneys to fight that law" or to advocate for or against legislation he and supporters consider harmful to gun rights.
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