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Spencer County Fiscal Court approves first reading of Second Amendment preservation ordinance
Summary
Magistrate Brett Beaverson brought forward an ordinance declaring certain federal firearms regulations 'null and void' in Spencer County; the court approved the ordinance's first reading on March 1, 2021. The measure was not enacted at this meeting.
At the March 1 meeting of the Spencer County Fiscal Court, Magistrate Brett Beaverson introduced a proposed ordinance titled the "Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance," which says federal acts, regulations or orders that infringe on the right to keep and bear arms "shall be considered null and void in the county, and not recognized by this county." Beaverson moved to approve the first reading and Magistrate Jim Travis seconded the motion.
Court members discussed the ordinance in the packet and approved the first reading; the ordinance text in the packet lists categories of federal action the sponsors sought to reject and names several congressional bills as examples. Judge John Riley recorded a pass on the vote as allowed under court procedure and Magistrate J. Moody was absent. The action at this meeting was limited to the ordinance’s first reading; no final adoption or implementation actions occurred during this session.
The ordinance packet includes an exception clause stating local sheriff’s deputies and the sheriff will not be held liable for assisting federal agents in law-enforcement operations. The court did not vote on enforcement mechanisms or legal counsel analysis at this meeting.
