Grayson County Fiscal Court voted unanimously voted to approve Grayson County as a Second Amendment Sanctuary county. during a meeting Tuesday (1/7) morning.
A Second Amendment Sanctuary, also known as a gun sanctuary, refers to local or state governments that have adopted laws or resolutions intended to prohibit or impede the enforcement of certain gun control measures perceived as violating the Second Amendment, such as universal gun background checks, high capacity magazine bans, assault weapon bans, and red flag laws.
Judge-Executive Kevin Henderson and Commonwealth Attorney Rick Hardin were sure to note that the passage of the resolution does not indicate guns may be carried in schools, courthouses, airplanes or anywhere else firearms are expressly prohibited.
The resolution is largely ceremonial, as it does not supersede state or federal law, or alter any existing gun laws, as Henderson cited Kentucky Revised Statute 65.870, which states: “No city, county or urban-county government may occupy any part of the field of regulation of the transfer, ownership, possession, carrying or transportation of firearms, ammunition, or components of firearms or combination thereof.”
Grayson County joins at least 15 counties to be designated a Second Amendment Sanctuary county. Hancock County passed a similar resolution in December and other conversations and votes are planned in the neighboring counties.
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