'Bill of Rights sanctuary' proposal tabled in Sebastian County

GREENWOOD -- The Sebastian County Quorum Court opted to defer discussion of a Scott County "Bill of Rights sanctuary" proposal for another month during its meeting Tuesday.

The justices of the peace voted to table the proposal until its meeting in June.

Scott County became the first Arkansas county to approve a "Bill of Rights Ordinance" on Jan. 21, with the county declaring it wouldn't enforce any laws it deems unconstitutional, including laws restricting guns.

This is part of a "Second Amendment sanctuary" trend taking root in some states and particularly in Virginia, proponents say, where more than 100 cities and counties have adopted some sort of Second Amendment sanctuary resolution. It's in response to "sanctuary cities," where local police limit how much they enforce federal immigration laws.

The Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution 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."

NW News on 05/28/2020

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