U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy said most U.S. counties refuse to enforce gun laws that are on the books. Our fact-check found 60% of jurisdictions have passed Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions. Some, but not all, of those counties rarely use red flag laws.
declaring themselves a"Second Amendment preservation county" and pledged not to spend money to"initiate unconstitutional seizures."
"The majority of counties in this country have declared that they are not going to enforce state and federal gun laws," Murphy said Nov. 27 on.""They have decided that they are going to essentially refuse to implement laws that are on the books. That is a growing problem in this country. ….60 percent of counties in this country are refusing to implement the nation's gun laws.
There is no universally understood definition of a so-called Second Amendment sanctuary, said Allison Anderman, senior counsel at Giffords Law Center to Prevent Gun Violence. Some experts have said these resolutions are merely symbolic. But there is some evidence that Second Amendment sanctuary areas use the state’s red flag laws less than other jurisdictions.Gun rights supporters demonstrate Jan. 20, 2020, in front of the state Capitol in Richmond, Va.
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