ROANOKE, Va. – The Wythe County Board of Supervisors will discuss making the county a Second Amendment sanctuary at its meeting this morning. It joins a growing list of counties in Southwest Virginia passing resolutions, in anticipation of gun control laws that could pass next year in a democratic-controlled General Assembly. The county’s proposed resolution says it will protect the rights of people to bear arms and directs law enforcement and employees to not enforce unconstitutional laws. The Wythe County Sheriff issued a statement yesterday supporting the proposed resolution.
Henry and Botetourt Counties do not have anything on the agenda about the second amendment, but people are telling us it may be brought up during the public comment period.
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