The Dem’s started this with their illegal alien sanctuary city nonsense.
GOODING — The city recently joined a growing list of municipalities in Idaho that have passed resolutions declaring themselves “Second Amendment sanctuary cities.”
The Gooding City Council unanimously approved a resolution making this declaration during its Jan. 19 meeting. Mayor Jeff Brekke said the point is to affirm the city’s support of the second amendment, as well as the city’s opposition to laws that the council feels infringe on residents’ rights to bear arms.
“We just want to make it known that we don’t support any infringements on the Second Amendment or any other amendment for that matter,” Brekke said.
Although the resolution is most symbolic, Brekke said, it does include some directives to city staff.
For example, the resolution states that the city won’t devote resources to enforcing state and federal laws or executive orders related to the Second Amendment if the city thinks they are unconstitutional. The resolution also states that the city won’t assist any federal or state agency in enforcing laws it finds to be unconstitutional, unless somebody’s life is in danger.
The resolution outlines some of the types of laws the city would oppose — such as ones that would ban guns or accessories that are already available to the public — but Brekke said ultimately it’ll be up to the City Council to determine what laws it finds unconstitutional and would therefore not enforce.
Scott Graf, a spokesperson for the Idaho Attorney General’s Office, declined to comment on whether, cities and counties have the ability to decide what laws they will or will not enforce.
Brekke called the situation a gray area. But he said every local, state and federal employee takes an oath to uphold the Constitution, including the second amendment.
President Joe Biden taking office this month played a role in the city’s decision to pass this resolution, the mayor said. So far, in just over a week in office, the president has signed more than 30 executive orders and directives, none of which deal with guns or the Second Amendment.
Nonetheless, with Biden in office and a Democratic majority in Congress, gun control legislation with likely come up sooner than later. Biden outlines some of his priorities in this regard on his website. These include requiring background checks for all gun sales and banning the sale of assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.