The Gloucester County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution to support a Second Amendment Preservation Act, affirming the rights of citizens and visitors to keep and bear arms in the county. The resolution expresses opposition to federal gun laws under the current administration that may infringe upon these rights and declares that the county will not enforce any laws regulating lawful firearms purchases or possession. It aims to promote safety and economic stability by welcoming law-abiding firearm carriers and ensuring they are not subjected to restrictive legislation.

1. AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS, HELD AT THE GLOUCESTER COUNTY COLONIAL
COURTHOUSE, 6504 MAIN STREET, GLOUCESTER, VIRGINIA ON
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2021, AT 7:00 P.M., ON A MOTION DULY MADE BY
___________, AND SECONDED BY _____________, THE FOLLOWING
RESOLUTION WAS ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
Phillip N. Bazzani, ___;
Ashley C. Chriscoe, ___;
Michael W. Hedrick, ___;
Christopher A. Hutson, ___;
Robert J. Orth, ___;
Kevin M. Smith, ___;
Michael R. Winebarger, ___;
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A GLOUCESTER COUNTY SECOND
AMENDMENT PRESERVATION ACT
WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of its deep commitment to the rights of
all citizens of, and visitors to, Gloucester County to keep and bear arms, the
Gloucester County Board of Supervisors previously declared Gloucester County
to be a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’; and
WHEREAS, certain legislation has been passed in the Virginia General
Assembly that allows localities to, by ordinance, ban otherwise lawfully
possessed and transported firearms from certain public spaces, causing law-
abiding citizens to be exposed to a patchwork of local ordinances as they travel
throughout the Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors acknowledges
the significant economic contribution made to our community by tourists and
visitors and does not wish to discourage travel to Gloucester County; and
WHEREAS, Gloucester County wishes to welcome all law-abiding citizens
who wish to live in, visit, or otherwise participate in the economy of our
community, including those citizens and visitors who choose to legally carry
and possess a firearm for personal protection; and
WHEREAS, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors does not wish to
infringe on the rights of the citizens of, or visitors to, Gloucester County to keep
and bear arms is promulgated in the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution;
and
WHEREAS, the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors wishes to
express its continued opposition to any law that would unconstitutionally

2. restrict the rights of the citizens of, and visitors to, Gloucester County to keep
and bears arms, and
WHEREAS: The U.S. Federal Government under the leadership of
President Joe Biden, intends cause the U.S House and Senate to enact
egregious federal gun laws and legislation that will ultimately infringe on the
rights of law abiding citizens and visitors of Gloucester County under the 2nd
Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of
Gloucester County, Virginia:
That the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors hereby declares that
Gloucester County, Virginia shall not exercise any authority granted to it by §
15.2-915(E) of the Code of Virginia to regulate or prohibit the otherwise legal
purchase, possession, or transfer of firearms or ammunition.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Gloucester County under the
leadership of the Gloucester County Board of Supervisors will not recognize
any laws enacted by the Federal Government that will levy fees, cause any
federal registration, or tracking of firearms or ammunition possessed by law
abiding citizens of Gloucester, or cause any confiscation of firearms accessories
or ammunition, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the any act whether past, present or
future enacted by the United States Congress and Senate under the Biden
Administration, which infringes on the law abiding citizens right to keep and
bear arms, shall not be recognized by the Board of Supervisors and Gloucester
County, and finally
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be known and
cited as from this date forward as the “Second Amendment Preservation Act of
Gloucester County, Virginia”.
A Copy Teste:
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J. Brent Fedors, County Administrator