Resolution of Musselshell County Board of Commissioners

The following resolution will be taken up by the ‘new county commission’ in the new year. This resolution was prepared by county attorney Kevin Peterson with input from citizens of the county.

Whereas, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the secuity of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed” and,

Whereas, the Musselshell County Board of Commissioner is concerned about the passage of any bill containing language which could be interpreted as infringing the rights of the citizens of Musselshell County to keep and bear Arms or could begin a slippery slope of restrictions on the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Musselshell County; and,

Whereas, the Musselshell County Board of Commissioners wishes to express its deep commitment to the rights of all citizens of Musselshell County to keep and bear Arms; and,

Whereas, the Musselshell County Board of Commissioners wishes to express opposition to any law that would unconstitiutionally restrict the rights under the Second Amendment of the citizens of Musselshell County to bear arms; and, Whereas, the Musselshell County Board of Commissioners will refuse to appropriate any Musselshell County resources to enforce any mandate, law, policy, order or any other directive which infringes on the right of law abiding citizens to keep and bear arms, and,

Whereas, the Musselshell County Board of Commissioners wishes to express its intent to stand as a Sanctuary County for Second Amendment rights and to oppose, within the limits of the Constitutions of the United States, any efforts to unconstitutionally restrict such rights, and to use such legal means at its disposal to protect the right of the citizens to keep and bear arms, including through legal actions, the power of appropriation of public funds, and the right to petition for redress of grievances.

Now, therefore, be it resolved by the board of county commissioners of Musselshell County, Montana:

That the Board of Commissioners hereby expresses its intent to uphold the Second Amendment rights of the citizens of Musselshell County and its intent that public funds of the County not be used to restrict Second Amendment rights or to aid in the unnecessary and unconstitutional restriction of the rights under the Second Amendment of the Citizens of Musselshell County to bear arms; and,

That the Board of Commissioners hereby declares its intent to oppose unconstitutional restrictions on the right to keep and bear arms through such legal means as may be expedient, including without limitation court actions; and

That the Board of Commissioners here declares Musselshell County, Montana, as a “Second Amendment Sanctuary”.