Commissioners defeat proposed 2nd Amendment sanctuary resolution

Feb 23, 2026

Traverse County commissioners voted down a Constitutional Rights Resolution that would have made the county a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary; the roll-call vote was 2 in favor and 3 opposed, defeating the proposal.

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Traverse County Commissioner Kayla Schmidt introduced a Constitutional Rights Resolution proposing that Traverse County be declared a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary. Schmidt moved to pass the resolution, and Commissioner Tom Monson seconded the motion. A roll-call vote followed: Monson and Schmidt voted in favor; Mark Gail, Todd Johnson and Board Chairman Dave Salberg voted against the measure. The motion failed.

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