Board reads Second Amendment reaffirmation resolution and defers final action to next meeting
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Summary
A lengthy resolution reaffirming Cumberland County's 2019 designation as a Second Amendment sanctuary was read into the record; a board member moved to submit a substitute motion and defer consideration to the board's next main meeting rather than adopt it at this session.
The Cumberland County Board of Supervisors heard a full reading of a resolution renewing and reaffirming support for the Second Amendment on Feb. 10, 2026. The resolution restated the county's December 2019 designation as a Second Amendment sanctuary and cited the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.
The draft resolution stated that Cumberland County "reaffirms its designation as a sanctuary county for Second Amendment rights," opposes legislation the board views as inconsistent with Bruen, and directs that county funds and personnel not be knowingly appropriated to enforce laws the board determines to be unconstitutional under the Second Amendment except when required by lawful court order.
Following the reading, a board member asked whether the board intended to act on the resolution that evening. Another member moved to submit a substitute motion and defer the matter for consideration at the main Board of Supervisors meeting; the transcript records that procedural motion and the item was moved to the next main meeting for consideration. The transcript does not show the resolution being adopted during the Feb. 10 session.
