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.
To ALL Board Members:
While you might think that this amendment is so fragile that it needs extra protection here in Washington County and elsewhere in so-called Second Amendment Sanctuaries, rest assured that it is robust and stands strong. Legislation that provides for sensible restrictions, such as universal back-ground checks, red-flag laws, and other such will not tamper with the body of the 2nd. It will not affect those who use guns for the purposes so often cited here in SWVA: hunting and recreation; farmers who use them for various purposes; or those who own guns for personal protection. These laws are designed to catch those who purchase guns for OTHER reasons, and I urge you to consider those before you pass this resolution. Those reasons do not bode well for the persons on the opposite end of the fire-arm. Consider the Virginia Beach shooting and the spate of innumerable Walmart-related shootings and school-shootings before you vote. These individuals purchased their guns somehow and could have possibly been stopped or caught beforehand with some of these types of laws. Think about this.
Your primary concern is the well-being of your constituents. I know this. You are good people. Vote for the right thing, not the expedient thing.
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