RESOLUTION 2019-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE LAKE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS DECLARING LAKE COUNTY A SECOND AMENDMENT
SANCTUARY.

WHEREAS, the Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of our nation; and
WHEREAS, 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 U.S. Supreme Court found in Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966), that,
“where rights secured by the Constitution are involved, there can be no rule making or legislation which
would abrogate them;” and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court in the District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008),
affirmed that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is not connected in any way to service in
a militia; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939), stated that
firearms that are part of ordinary military equipment with use that could contribute to the common defense
are protected by the Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution states, “no State shall make or enforce
any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State
deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within
its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws;” and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court in McDonald v. City of Chicago, 561 U.S. 742 (2010),
affirmed that a person’s Second Amendment right to “keep and bear arms” is further secured by the “due
process” and the “privileges and immunities” clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision also
protects rights closely related to the Second Amendment, namely the right to manufacture, transfer,
purchase, and sell firearms, accessories, and ammunition; and
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution states, “the powers not delegated to the
United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively,
or to the People;” and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court found in Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 (1997), that
the Federal government cannot compel law enforcement officers of the States to enforce federal laws as it
would increase the power of the Federal government far beyond that which the Constitution intended; and
WHEREAS, Article I, Section 8, of the Florida Constitution states that, “the right of the people to
keep and bear arms in defense of themselves and of the lawful authority of the state shall not be infringed,
except that the manner of bearing arms may be regulated by law;” and
WHEREAS, due to dual sovereignty of the U.S. Constitution, the Federal government has no
authority to enforce state laws and States cannot be compelled to enforce Federal laws; and
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 WHEREAS, the last protectors of the U.S. Constitution are the County Sheriffs and “we the people
of the United States of America” and our ability to fulfill that role successfully rests on our Second
Amendment rights.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Lake
County, Florida, as follows:
Section 1.

The above recitals are true and correct and incorporated in this Resolution.

Section 2.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners hereby declares Lake County
as a Second Amendment Sanctuary in order to preserve for the People of, on, and in Lake County, their
rights guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.
Section 3
We the People of Lake County, Florida, through this resolution hereby declare our
rights, our freedom and our liberty as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.
Section 4.

A copy of this Resolution shall be spread upon the Minutes of this meeting.

Section 5.

This Resolution shall become effective upon adoption.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Lake
County, Florida in regular session this _____ day of ___________, 2019.

ATTEST:

____________________________
Gary J. Cooney, Clerk
Board of County Commissioners
of Lake County, Florida

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA

_____________________________________
Leslie Campione, Chairman

This _____ day of _____________, 2019.

Approved as to form and legality:

_____________________________
Melanie Marsh, County Attorney

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