By Steve Balich
May 17,2018 I presented a Resolution making Will County a Sanctuary County For all firearms unconstitutionally prohibited by State, County, or Local Government, to our Will County Board Republican Majority Caucus. The Resolution will be taken up at the Will County Legislative Committee where if passed will move to a vote of the full County Board in June. Chairman Suzanne Hart does not see a problem. However a call to your County Board member never hurts.
Resolution Supporting the second Amendment and opposing
Illinois General Assembly and or any local government attempts to restrict the
individual right of U.S. Citizens as protected by the Second Amendment of the
U.S. constitution.
Whereas, the
right of the people to keep and bear arms for defense of Life, Liberty, and
Property is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the people of Will County, and;
Whereas, the
people of Will County derive economic benefit from all safe forms of firearms
recreation, hunting, and shooting conducted in Will County using all sorts of
firearms allowable under the U.S. Constitution and;
Whereas,
legislation at the County, State, and Local level, creating economic hardship
on lawfully owned and operated, small business firearm dealerships, may in
effect force them to close, or create undue burdens and price increases on
persons lawfully purchasing firearms putting a negative impact on local
economies thru job loss and sales tax loss and;
Whereas, Will
County being the 3rd County to pass a Resolution in favor the State
of Illinois concealed carry was necessary, and the State soon after passed
concealed carry legislation and;
Whereas, The U.S.
Constitution 2nd Amendment states” A well regulated Militia, being
necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and
bear arms, shall not be infringed and;
Whereas, The
Illinois Constitution Section 1 Article 7 States “ The State militia consists
of all able-bodied persons residing in the State except those exempted by law
and ;
Where as, Those Elected to public office took an Oath to
serve and protect the Constitution of the United States and the State of
Illinois and;
Therefore, be
Resolved that, Will County understands the Second Amendment is our
Constitutional right, and this Resolution is in keeping with the current
standards of law and opposes any infringement on rights guaranteed in the U.S.
Constitution.
Be it further
resolved, that if any government body shall infringe upon the inalienable rights
granted by the Second Amendment, Will County shall become a “sanctuary county” for all firearms
unconstitutionally prohibited by that unit of government, in that, Will County
will prohibit its employees from enforcing the unconstitutional actions of
other units of government.
Steve, you assume like the NRA has told you that the Second Amendment is absolute. It is not. Just like we all have a right to own property, we can't do whatever we may want like build a factory or a gas station on that land. So we can rightly define an regulate the Second Amendment. Your request for sanctuary county is nothing more than grandstanding for the NRA/ISRA.
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