A Second Wave 2A Sanctuary Movement Is Hitting Virginia

In the span of just a few months in late 2019 and early 2020, more than 100 counties, cities, and towns across the state of Virginia passed Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions or ordinances in opposition to the planned assault on the right to keep and bear arms by Democrats who took complete control of state government in the November elections.

Those notes of defiance didn’t stop anti-gun lawmakers from approving a half-dozen gun control bills in the regular session, and expectations are high that a special session scheduled for August 18th will see Democrats once again try to impose a sweeping gun and magazine ban on gun owners.

Now, some of those same Second Amendment sanctuaries are taking another stand and vowing not to impose any local gun control laws on residents, given that one of those new gun control laws empowers cities to ban firearms from government buildings, parks, and festivals. While cities like Alexandria and Richmond have already approved local restrictions, supervisors in Appomattox County this week unanimously approved a resolution that declares the county will not exercise that newfound power to restrict the rights of residents.