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Board hears reading of Second Amendment reaffirmation; substitute motion moves consideration to May
Summary
A resolution reaffirming Cumberland County's 2019 'Second Amendment sanctuary' status was read into the record and a board member offered a substitute motion to move the item for consideration on May 12; the resolution language opposes proposed state-level firearm restrictions cited in the current General Assembly session.
During new business on Feb. 10 county staff read a resolution renewing and reaffirming the board’s support for Second Amendment rights and the county’s prior 2019 designation as a sanctuary for those rights. The lengthy text cited the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 13 of the Virginia Constitution, and the U.S. Supreme Court Bruen decision.
The resolution states that "no county funds, personnel, or resources shall be knowingly appropriated or utilized to enforce any law or regulation that is determined to be unconstitutional under the 2nd amendment... except where otherwise required by lawful court order." The reading also included opposition language to proposed legislation in the current Virginia General Assembly session that staff said could impose magazine-capacity limits or other restrictions.
A board member offered a substitute motion to move consideration to May 12 for the district 1 supervisor’s consideration; that substitute motion was seconded and the chair called for procedure on next steps. The transcript records the reading and the substitute motion; it does not record a full roll-call vote on final adoption in the provided segments. The board will decide on scheduling and final action in a subsequent meeting per the substitute motion.
Next steps: item deferred by substitute motion to the board’s May 12 meeting for further consideration by the district 1 supervisor and the full board.
