Pennington County, South Dakota is a Second Amendment Sanctuary

On March 16, 2021, Pennington County, South Dakota Commissioners passed a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary. The resolution passed unanimously.

Verification Citation/Source: Pennington County, SD – County Commissioners
Resolution date passed: 16 Mar 2021
Vote Count: Unanimous

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PENNINGTON COUNTY, SD RESOLUTION

A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE PENNINGTON COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA A “SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY COUNTY”

WHEREAS, The Constitution of the United States of America is the supreme law of our nation. The Second Amendment to the Constitution states “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”; and

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the State of South Dakota in Article 6, Section 24 states, ‘Right to bear arms. The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be denied.”; and

WHEREAS, the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms is guaranteed as an individual right under the Second Amendment to United States Constitution and under the Constitution of the State of South Dakota; and

WHEREAS, the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms for the defense of Life, Liberty and Property is regarded as an inalienable right by the citizens of Pennington County, South Dakota; and

WHEREAS, the citizens of Pennington County, South Dakota, derive substantial economic and personal benefit from all safe forms of firearm recreation, hunting and shooting conducted within Pennington County as allowed under the United States and South Dakota Constitutions, and

WHEREAS, it is the desire of the Pennington County Board of County Commissioners to declare its support of the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America and Article 6, Section 24 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota protecting citizens’ right to keep and bear arms; and

WHEREAS, the Pennington County Board of County Commissioners fully supports the Ninety-Sixth Legislature of the State of South Dakota Concurrent Resolution 607 which strongly favors and supports the constitutional right of citizens to own and possess firearms. It also firmly opposes any effort by the current administration to require the registration, confiscation or mandated sale of firearms, and any other unconstitutional restriction on the individual right to keep and bear arms;

WHEREAS, the members of the Pennington County Board of Commissioners took an oath to support and defend the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of South Dakota.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Pennington County Board of Commissioners strongly supports the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America and Article 6, Section 24 of the Constitution of the State of South Dakota and that the Board strongly believes that it is the right of the citizens of Pennington County to keep and bear arms for the defense of life, liberty and property; and

FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED, to defend the rights and liberties of the citizens, the Pennington County Board of Commissioners hereby declares Pennington County, SD to be a: “Second Amendment Sanctuary County”

Dated this 16th day of March, 2021.

ATTEST:
Chair Gary Drewes – District 5
Pennington County Board of Commissioners

Vice Chair Ron Rossknecht – District 1
Pennington County Board of Commissioners

Lloyd LaCroix, Commissioner – District 2
Pennington County Board of Commissioners

Deb Hadcock, Commissioner – District 3
Pennington County Board of Commissioners

Travis Lasseter, Commissioner – District 4
Pennington County Board of Commissioners

ATTEST: (SEAL)
Cindy Mohler, Auditor

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