On May 26, 2020, the Waukesha County, Wisconsin County Board passed a resolution supporting the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment and Article 1 Section 25 of the Wisconsin state constitution. The resolution passed with a vote of 18 to 7.
Verification Citation/Source: Waukesha County, WI – County Board of Supervisors
Resolution date passed: 26 May 2020
Vote Count: 18-7
ENROLLED RESOLUTION 175-1
SUPPORT OF RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND ART. 1 SEC 25 OF THE WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
WHEREAS, the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms is guaranteed as an Individual Right under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and under the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, in Article 1, Section 25 – “The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting, recreation or any other lawful purpose;” and
WHEREAS, the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms for the defense of Life, Liberty, and Property is regarded as an Inalienable Right; and
WHEREAS, the People of Waukesha County, Wisconsin derive an economic benefit from all safe forms of firearms recreation, hunting, and shooting conducted within Waukesha County using all types of firearms allowable under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, the Supervisors of the Waukesha County Board, are elected to represent the People of Waukesha County and are duly sworn by their Oath of Office to uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin; and
WHEREAS, any legislation considered by the Wisconsin State Legislature that would infringe upon the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and would ban the possession and/or use of any weapons including firearms, magazines, or ammunition now employed by individual citizens of Waukesha County for their defense of Life, Liberty and Property, or for the purposes of hunting, recreation, or other lawful purposes, or would require a firearms owner I.D. card, or tax the possession of firearms, or ammunition, or require the registration and/or confiscation of weapons and ammunition within Waukesha County, Wisconsin, except by due process of law, would be contrary to the United States and State of Wisconsin Constitutions.
THE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF WAUKESHA
RESOLVES that it supports the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 25 of the Wisconsin Constitution, and the Peoples’ rights guaranteed thereunder.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Waukesha County Board affirms its support of the Sheriff in the exercise of sound discretion to enforce existing firearm laws and to not enforce an unconstitutional firearms law.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Waukesha County Board will not appropriate any funds for any enforcement of unconstitutional laws against the People of Waukesha County, Wisconsin.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Waukesha County Board does hereby oppose the enactment of any legislation that would impermissibly infringe upon the Right of the People to keep and bear arms and considers such laws to be unconstitutional and beyond lawful legislative authority.
File Number: 175-R-001
SUPPORT OF RIGHTS GUARANTEED BY THE SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND ART. 1 SEC 25 OF THE WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION
