Gun Sanctuary Movement Erupts: 61 Percent of US Counties Now ‘Second Amendment Sanctuaries’
An analysis has revealed that more than three-fifths of all U.S. counties are so-called “Second Amendment sanctuaries” after a number of states this year passed legislation declaring them as such. The website, Sanctuary Counties, found on June 20 that there are now 1,930 counties that are “protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation at either the […]
An analysis has revealed that more than three-fifths of all U.S. counties are so-called "Second Amendment sanctuaries" after a number of states this year passed legislation declaring them as such. The website, Sanctuary Counties, found on June 20 that there are now 1,930 counties that are "protected by Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation at either the state or county level," representing 61 percent of all counties. It noted that a number of states have passed "Constitutional Carry" laws, while specifically, approximately 1,137 counties "have taken it upon themselves to pass Second Amendment Sanctuary legislation and likely hundreds of cities, townships, boroughs, etc have done so at their level as well." "We have seen plenty of news about Constitutional Carry, which is another movement that we are actually quite supportive of," the site wrote. "Yet the mainstream news has remained relatively silent regarding the massive Second Amendment Sanctuary movement, which leads us to ...
