Second Amendment sanctuary

[4][1] Montana was the first state to attempt passage of such bills in 2005, eventually passing in 2009, though it ended up being struck down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

[14] On April 13, 2022, Governor Kay Ivey signed the Alabama Second Amendment Preservation Act (SB 2).

[20] On April 5, 2010, Governor Jan Brewer signed HB 2307 which exempted intrastate firearms from federal law.

[22][23] On June 22, 2021, the city of Tucson passed a resolution to ignore the statewide Second Amendment sanctuary law.

[39] On June 12, 2021, Governor Mike Parson signed the Second Amendment Preservation Act (HB 85), which will "reject any attempt by the federal government to circumvent the fundamental right Missourians have to keep and bear arms to protect themselves and their property.

[43][44] In February 2023, a federal judge struck down the Second Amendment Preservation Act as a violation of the Supremacy Clause of the United States Constitution.

[51] On April 14, 2021, Governor Pete Ricketts signed a proclamation that designated Nebraska as a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State.

[53] On April 26, 2021, Burgum also signed a proclamation which designated North Dakota as a "Second Amendment Sanctuary State.

"[54][55] On April 26, 2021, Governor Kevin Stitt signed the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act (SB 631) which prevents the confiscation or surrender of firearms, gun accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding Oklahomans, protecting the right to keep and bear arms guaranteed by the United States Constitution.

[69] On February 26, 2010, Governor Gary Herbert signed the Utah State-made Firearms Protection Act (SB 11).

[100] In 2013, all 67 sheriffs in Florida had signed a letter saying that they will not enforce laws that violate the Constitution or infringe on the rights of the people to own firearms.

[372][373][374][375][376][377][378][379] All 17 sheriffs in Nevada (16 county and 1 Carson City) and have signed a letter expressing their support for the Second Amendment.

Jerrauld C. Jones (D-Norfolk), state Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion indicating the sanctuary resolutions were null and void.

[828][829] A press release quoted him as saying: “When the General Assembly passes new gun safety laws they will be enforced, and they will be followed.

Todd Gilbert (R-Shenandoah) claimed that Herring's recent opinion contradicted his 2014 stance "regarding the supremacy of state law over the preferences of the officials who must enforce them".

[829] Gilbert was referring to Herring's refusal to defend Virginia's Marshall-Newman Amendment, a voter-approved constitutional provision that prohibited same-sex marriages.