2020-07-05 Gun Resolution PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION # 2020-07-05
VIRGINIA, at a Regular Business Meeting of the Pittsylvania County Board of
Supervisors ("Board"), held on July 21, 2020, the following Resolution was presented and
adopted:
WHEREAS, in acknowledgment of its deep commitment to the rights of all citizens of,
and visitors to, Pittsylvania County, Virginia ("County"), to keep and bear arms, the Board
declared the 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 Board acknowledges the significant economic contribution made to our
community by tourists and visitors and does not wish to discourage travel to the County; and
WHEREAS, the County wishes to welcome all law-abiding citizens who wish to live in,
visit, or otherwise participate in the County's economy, including those citizens and visitors who
choose to legally and responsibly carry a firearm for personal protection; and
WHEREAS, the Board not wish to infringe on the rights of the citizens of, or visitors to
the County to keep and bear arms; and
WHEREAS,the Board wishes to express its continued opposition to any law that would
unconstitutionally restrict the rights of the citizens of, and visitors to the County to keep and bear
arms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by that the Board declares that it shall not
exercise any authority granted to it by § 15.2-915(E), Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended, to
regulate or prohibit the otherwise legal purchase, possession, or transfer of firearms or
ammunition.
Given under my hand this 21'day of July,2020.
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Robert("Bob") W. Warren, Chairman
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