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WASHINGTON, D.C. U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyo., introduced two amendments to an energy bill this week that would help increase the opportunities for locating and processing rare earth elements in Wyoming.

The first amendment would help ensure that Wyomings rare earth industry is included in a report the Department of Energy (DOE) sends to Congress. The second amendment would require DOE to study the importance of rare earth minerals to our national security.

Rare earth elements are important to our countrys energy independence and are crucial in meeting our technological needs from smartphones and televisions to wind turbines and jet fighter engines, Enzi said in a news release. These amendments would help highlight the importance of rare earth elements and the role Wyoming can play in mining and producing them.

According to the Wyoming Mining Association, Wyoming is home to some of the highest quality rare earth deposits in the country.

Enzi offered both amendments to the American Energy Innovation Act introduced by U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, which is being considered on the Senate floor and aims to ensure the U.S. remains a global energy leader.

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Mayor David Higgins of Washington Borough should consider all viewpoints and add a proposed Second Amendment sanctuary resolution to the borough council agenda. The 2A sanctuary does not encourage lawlessness; it sends a message to the governor of New Jersey that we have a constitutional right to bear arms.

The Murphy administration is simply pandering to the governors base. No matter how insignificant some may believe this is, it is not. The more towns and counties send this message to Murphy, the more he must listen.

New gun restrictions passed last year blatantly disregard the constitutional rights of the citizens of New Jersey. How can we, as a borough, let the governor know he is going down the wrong path by criminalizing, restricting and adding burdensome regulations on taxpayers, when our own mayor wont even consider it?

Furthermore, the U.S. Supreme Court has recently ruled (District of Columbia V. Heller, 2008) that the Second Amendment protects the right of individuals to have arms. In another case (McDonald V. City of Chicago, 2010), it was held that the 14th Amendment protects against the states infringement on that right.

I hope Higgins understands that many voting taxpayers of Washington Borough are not happy that we are not even allowed to give this simple message to the Murphy administration and our state legislators. They need to know that they are, in fact, infringing on our Second Amendment rights, whether they admit it or not.

Joan Kearney

Washington

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U.S.A. -(Ammoland.com)- Governor Pete Ricketts has come out strongly in support of people exercising their First and Second Amendment rights at the Nebraska State Capitol.

President Trump's use of social media outlets such as Twitter is serving as a template for other politicians to go directly to the people and around the coverage of the legacy media.

On 21 February, at the Nebraska Capitol, hundreds of Second Amendment supporters showed up to the Judiciary Committee hearing to oppose further restrictions of the right to keep and bear arms, particularly LB 816.

The Second Amendment supporters exercised their intertwined First and Second Amendment rights. Those rights are reinforced with protections in the Nebraska Constitution.

LB 816 would place severe restrictions on the sale of most semi-automatic rifles and shotguns.

Governor Pete Ricketts, (R) Nebraska, refused to follow the Democrat script that proclaimed the exercise of rights as a problem. He straightforwardly supported those who exercised their rights. From ketv.com:

The men with guns do have the support of Gov. Pete Ricketts.

I support our Second Amendment rights and I support our folks who are going to take advantage of that with our right to open carry, he said. That's what we have in the state of Nebraska and this is the people's house.

This is noteworthy. Most politicians claim to support the right to keep and bear arms, with caveats and cutouts. The word but is prominently displayed at the end of their sentences. Governor Rickets did not qualify his support. The number of governors who support open carry in their capitols is small. Governor Ricketts is displaying political courage. He risks castigation by the media. He is refusing to be politically correct.

Just a few days before, on 18 February, Governor Ricketts issued this statement. From governor.net:

The United States Constitution guarantees the right to keep and bear arms. The first sentence of Article I of the Nebraska Constitution reasserts this right: The right to keep and bear arms for security or defense of self, family, home, and others, and for lawful common defense, hunting, recreational use, and all other lawful purposesshall not be denied or infringed by the state or any subdivision thereof.

Over the past few years, my team has worked to safeguard your rights. For example, we have created an online process to renew, update, or replace a handgun permit, saving gun owners across the state valuable time. In 2018, I signed LB 902, a bill brought by Sen. Bruce Bostelman of Brainard, which protects the identities of gun owners with concealed carry permits. And when the National Rifle Association (NRA) was under attack, we invited them to Nebraska because the people of our state understand the importance of the Second Amendment.

There is more to the statement. Governor Ricketts comes out in favor of protecting the right to keep and bear arms to defend property from pests and predators, to hunt, and to use them for recreation, as well as for self-defense.

All of those actions are protected under the Second Amendment and the Nebraska Constitution.

Most politicians have been unwilling to point out the obvious. Constitutionally protected rights can and should be exercised; peaceful practitioners should be praised for their upholding of the Constitutional order. This is how the rule of law is promulgated and passed from one generation to the next.

Governor Ricketts deserves kudos for his straightforward support and defense of Constitutional rights, in the face of heavy disapproval by those who do not believe in limits on government power. Those who do not approve seem to include most of the legacy media.

So many Second Amendment supporters showed up at the hearing the vast majority were unable to get into the hearing room. The committee cut the allotted time to speak from three minutes to a minute and a half per person. About 50 people spoke against the bill, while 5 spoke for it. Hundreds more waited in the halls outside.

The bill was touted in the media as an anti-suicide bill.

Second Amendment supporters have been learning it is important to show up and make their voices heard. The efforts of many years of organizing and building communication networks are paying off.

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Dean Weingarten has been a peace officer, a military officer, was on the University of Wisconsin Pistol Team for four years, and was first certified to teach firearms safety in 1973. He taught the Arizona concealed carry course for fifteen years until the goal of Constitutional Carry was attained. He has degrees in meteorology and mining engineering, and retired from the Department of Defense after a 30 year career in Army Research, Development, Testing, and Evaluation.

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The Second Amendment in fact, the entirety of the Constitution should speak for itself as the supreme law of the land.

In the spaces between the words, however, is almost limitless interpretation, argument and political posturing.

In recent weeks, several Minnesota counties have voted to declare themselves Second Amendment sanctuaries.

And while Otter Tail County officials have discussed their own vote, we believe their wait-and-see approach is best.

Local lawmakers designating their counties as somehow above state or federal law is misguided, and could create complications down the road.

Minnesotans are right to be concerned about any possible erosion of their freedoms. A potential future state red flag law would give law enforcement and concerned relatives an avenue to petition the courts to have guns temporarily removed from people deemed to be a risk to themselves or others.

While this would seem a sensible emergency measure to keep dangerous weapons away from those with mental illness or the potential for violence, the application of such laws looks like a slippery slope to some gun owners and gun rights activists.

Voting to be considered a Second Amendment sanctuary county would serve notice that any state-mandated red flag or other gun laws would not necessarily be enforced.

"I'd love to see a dozen or more counties pass this resolution, so we can show Democrats that it's not even going to be enforced in a good chunk of rural Minnesota," said state Rep. Jeremy Munson, R-Lake Crystal.

Roseau County commissioners were the first to pass a Second Amendment Dedicated County resolution. Roseau was subsequently joined by Wadena and Clearwater counties. They are all among 400 or so sanctuary communities nationwide to adopt such resolutions, according to reporting by Forum News Service.

But its not all as simple as that.

These resolutions are just that: resolutions. They have no teeth and, in fact, are nothing but feel-good words that are not enforceable.

In fact, they put local law enforcement in a tricky position: Many police and sheriff's deputies believe strongly in gun rights, but they are also tasked with carrying out the law.

My oath says I enforce state laws," Roseau County Sheriff Steve Gust said in a previous Forum News Service story. "They can't stop me from that. Law enforcement officers have got an obligation."

And could the wording of a sanctuary resolution cause legal headaches for counties down the road?

Otter Tail County has decided to take sanctuary status under advisement, while also monitoring legislation activity relating to gun laws. In addition, the county will wait for completion of research and guidance from the Minnesota County Attorneys Association.

This is the right method, for right now.

A resolution may be alienating, misleading and cause unforeseen problems. The point might also be moot, if the Minnesota Legislature does not take on the red flag issue.

Finally, it is not up to counties to reaffirm their dedication to the U.S. Constitution. The Constitution is baked in to our government at all levels.

Bottom line: No, municipalities and local government cannot opt-out of state law.

Otter Tail County is wise to recognize that.

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Focus Editorial: Otter Tail is wise to tap brakes on 'Second Amendment sanctuary' vote - Perham Focus

ST. PAUL, Minn. The New House Republican Caucus on Wednesday responded to the universal gun registration bill and the red flag bill that are scheduled to be heard on the House Floor Thursday. These bills take guns away from law-abiding citizens and attack individual rights and personal freedoms.

I want to be absolutely clear, I will not support any bill that diminishes our rights to bear arms under the Second Amendment, said Rep. Tim Miller (R- Prinsburg). These bills do nothing to protect people. They simply take away your rights.

These bills both represent clear and deliberate violations of the United States Constitution. It is irresponsible for a state legislature to pass laws that violate the Constitution and also place the citizenry and law enforcement in harms way, said Rep. Steve Drazkowski (R- Mazeppa).

Just no. There is absolutely no way to fix these bills, said Rep. Cal Bahr (R- East Bethel). These bills steal liberty, freedom, and the ability for any law abiding citizen in the state to defend themselves.

In response to the proposed red flag bill, five counties have already passed resolutions stating they will not enforce this unconstitutional law, and more than a half dozen other counties are taking this up, said Rep. Jeremy Munson (R- Lake Crystal). We shouldnt be putting our officers in extreme danger, taking guns from people who have not committed a crime. We live in a country where youre innocent until proven guilty, not the other way around.

The universal gun registration bill requires the state to conduct background checks for private firearm transfers and also raises the age to receive a firearm in a private transfer from 18 to 21. The red flag bill allows for firearms to be taken away from people who are said to be at-risk without usually required due process and potentially put people, including law enforcement, in harms way.

The NHRC is sending a letter to each of Minnesotas counties encouraging them to adopt Second Amendment sanctuary county resolutions. These counties are sending a strong message to St. Paul about their disagreement with the unconstitutional gun confiscation bills in our state.

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Conservative caucus: Gun registration bill threatens 2nd Amendment - Southernminn.com

Sen. Bernie Sanders had an opportunity to bridge the gap between the Democratic Party and Americans who lawfully own firearms. He made a miscalculation.

Bernie Sanders has represented the state of Vermont in both chambers of our Congress. Vermont has some of the most liberal gun laws of all of the states in our union. The gun laws in Vermont are so liberal, they could be called "conservative."

For years, Sanders was a casual supporter of the civil rights of Americans to own firearms. His record of supporting the rights of Americans as protected by the Second Amendment to our Constitution stretches across his years as a member of Congress.

"Vermont law allows any person age 16 or older to possess a handgun without the consent of a parent or guardian. There is no minimum age to possess a rifle or shotgun in Vermont," according to the liberal Giffords Law Center.

After decades of supporting the civil rights of Americans to own firearms, Sanders has switched his position in an effort to become president. His political calculation to abandon this long-held principle on civil rights is bad politics. It should also be a matter of serious concern to his grassroots supporters.

Bernie is a leader and his supporters appreciate his opinion on matters of policy. He could have explained his position on the Second Amendment to his supporters and most would have gone along with him because they believe in him.

By defending his long-held position on gun ownership, Bernie could have cut into the GOP base and become a fusion candidate in an evolving world of political allegiances. He could have been a leader on this issue.

Instead, Bernie has flip-flopped on this civil right a right so obviously important to a free Republic that it was spelled out as an amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Bernie's cynical political calculation on civil rights has done nothing but hurt him.

Chris McCarthy is the host of The Chris McCarthy Show on 1420 WBSM New Bedford. He can be heard weekdays from 10 a.m. to noon. Contact him at chris.mccarthy@townsquaremedia.com and follow him on Twitter @Chris_topher_Mc. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. Several Tennessee counties, and now even the state, are pushing to become so-called "gun sanctuaries" defending the second amendment. While the state lawmaker sponsoring this measure says it would better protect the rights of Tennessee gun owners, some legal experts argue that the second amendment isnt an unlimited right and states cant trump federal law.

The right to bear arms has been a fixture of the United States Constitution for hundreds of years. But some, like Republican Tennessee Representative James Micah Van Huss, feel like the second amendment is under attack.

"Other states around the country are violating their constituents constitutional rights, Van Huss said.

Thats why hes sponsoring a measure that would make Tennessee a so-called sanctuary for the right to bear arms. House Joint Resolution 748 was discussed last week before being passed to the full Judiciary Committee, where it will be discussed on Wednesday.

What is the legislative need or purpose that were taking up time in our general assembly for this? Democratic State Representative Bo Mitchell asked Van Huss.

I think its very important that at least on behalf of my constituents, and on the behalf of Tennesseans, that we stand up and reaffirm that the second amendment does in fact make all states a sanctuary from government intervention, Van Huss said.

Van Huss says this law vows that Tennessee wont comply with extra constitutional actions from any government or body that infringes on citizens rights to keep and bear arms. He goes on to say citizens must be able to own guns like semi-automatic AR-15s, AK-47s and other similar guns.

FOX 17 News spoke with Nashville Defense Attorney Sunny Eaton about these types of resolutions.

Reporter: Are they actually going to hold any weight if they pass?

Eaton: So I think that what is the most important thing is for the public to understand that these types of resolutions are largely political, theyre symbolic. They have to be.

Thats because Eaton says federal law will always trump state law.

"The second amendment is not an unlimited right, its simply not, Eaton said.

She says its okay to pass these resolutions, but the issue is when the public doesnt understand that these resolutions are symbolic or political.

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OpinionNy Safe: The Hydra Beast with Several Heads, Part One

New York -(AmmoLand.com)- Andrew Cuomo, the rabid anti-Constitutionalist Governor of New York, currently serving his third term in office, signed the New York Safe Act for more than seven years ago.

Coming on the heels of the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting incident, occurring in Newtown, Connecticut in December 2012and ostensibly because of itCuomo demonstrated to New Yorks residents that he would be the first Governor out of the gate to dramatically increase his States already highly restrictive gun laws, and it became so.

On his website, Cuomo describes the Hydra monster he unleashed on New York, thus:

The SAFE Act stops criminals and the dangerously mentally ill from buying a gun . . . and imposes the toughest assault weapons ban in the country. . . [but that] For hunters, sportsman, and law-abiding gun owners, this new law preserves and protects your right to buy, sell, keep or use your guns. This is pure claptrap.

The Arbalest Quarrel exposed the truth about Cuomos Safe Act and wrote extensively about it when first enacted and signed into law. We pointed out that Cuomos ambitions for disarming the public extend well beyond the confines of New York. He intends to make the Safe Act the model for restrictive gun laws throughout the Nation.

We also pointed out that Cuomo has always intended for the Safe Act to be construed as a work in progress, not an end in itself. We concluded that, as with all anti-Second Amendment rights zealots, Cuomo would not rest until the Nations armed citizenry ceases to exist. The true scope of the anti-Second Amendment zealots agenda, as directed against the very idea of a citizen army, isnt mere hyperbole. It is fact, and it is a critical step in the Collectivists goal to destroy the fabric of a free Constitutional Republic, along with the sacred, fundamental, immutable, inalienable rights and liberties of the American people that come with it.

The sheer tenacity of Collectivists efforts to eliminate the exercise of the Second Amendment, and the feral ferocity they have unleashed in our Nation, has been on public display for at least the last three decades and continues. A constant reminder that Anti-Second Amendment Collectivist fanatics, such as Andrew Cuomo, thoroughly detest the Second Amendment. And will machinate and orchestrate behind the scenes, fanatically, frantically, tirelessly with like-kindin the mainstream Press and in social media, in academia and in the technology, business, and financial sectors, in State Legislatures and in Congress, and in various Grassroots anti-Second Amendment groups and in segments of the medical communityto destroy it.

Consider the glee with which The New York Times reportedon January 29, 2019, scarcely two months after Cuomos election to a third term as New Yorks Governor, in an article titled New York Passes First Major Gun Control Bills Since Sandy Hookthe Governors extraordinarily wide-ranging assault against the Second Amendment:

New York lawmakers on Tuesday approved the most comprehensive set of gun bills in the state in six years, including measures that would ban bump stocks, prohibit teachers from carrying guns in schools and extend the waiting period for gun buyers who do not pass an instant background check.

In total, six gun bills passed easily through the State Senate and Assembly, a remarkable sight in a Capitol that for years had resisted almost all new legislation on the subject.

Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, last ushered a major gun safety package into law in 2013, after the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. The governor successfully corralled recalcitrant Senate Republicans into supporting the so-called Safe Act that expanded the states ban on assault weapons, tightened certification requirements, increased criminal penalties for illegal guns and closed private sale loopholes.

Mr. Cuomo has described the Safe Act as one of his signature achievements.

Sometimes history irrefutably bears out your actions, the governor said on Tuesday, at a news conference lined with gun safety advocates. Today is the next evolution in this ongoing crusade.

The relative ease of the laws passage highlighted, for the second time in just two days, the upheaval that Novembers election brought to Albany. Democrats captured the Senate for the first time in a decade, delivering one-party control of state government. Since the legislative session began this month, both chambers have sent long-stymied bills in rapid-fire procession to the governors desk.

The notion that a body of rights exists, independent of and beyond the governments lawful power and authority to modify, ignore, or abrogate, is anathema to the Collectivists ideology. Collectivists do not accept and, in fact, find, abhorrent the notion of and reality of natural law that falls beyond the power of government to lawfully regulate and manipulate.

Proponents of Collectivism take as axiomatic that all law is a creation of man and therefore is subject to amendment or repeal by man, as time, circumstance, and even whim, dictates. The import and impact of the Collectivist ideology are evident in the Collectivists' constant, belligerent, bellicose attacks on the Nations fundamental, immutable, unalienable, primordial, and absolute rights and liberties. No clearer illustration is there than in their disregard and contempt for the elemental right codified in the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

The very existence of an armed citizenry is, on a physical level, a bane to a governments power over the citizenry. But, on a philosophical plane, the notion of an armed citizenry, one absolutely necessary to the security of a free stategrounded on the Divine right of a people to own and possess firearms, predicated on Divine law, independent of artificial social and political constructs designed by man, and arising from a teleological, God-based ethical and moral systemis a notion logically incompatible with the tenets of the Collectivist ideology and repugnant to those who adhere to those tenets.

Specious rationales for enacting more draconian firearms laws are, then, unsurprisingly, no longer deemed necessary, thanks to well-funded, sophisticated media propaganda that has been successful in deluding many citizens; convincing the citizenry they no longer need their Second Amendment; that Government will surely provide for them and will assuredly secure their physical safety and well-being.

Its the imposition of Government tyrannyclothed in innocuous terminology, suggestive of the Nanny Statethat the Anti-Constitutionalist forces want. Yet, it was specifically tyranny against which the founders of our Nation revolted; it was tyranny the framers of our Constitution loathed and sought ever to prevent in the Constitutional Republic they created. But it is tyranny the American citizenry of the present day will certainly get if the CollectivistsAnti-Constitutionalist Democratsdo gain complete control over the reins of Government. If that should occur, the new wave Progressive and Radical Left Democrats will then have the necessary power to impose their will on the American public and do with the citizenry whatever the hell they want.

We see this playing out in recent days in several States: a dangerous precursor to what Americans may expect to see played out on the National stage if either the New wave Progressive and Radical Leftists that the seditious mainstream media refers to, euphemistically and erroneously, as liberal Democrats, or if the establishment, statist Democrats, that the seditious mainstream media likens to political moderates, gain control of the Executive and Legislative Branches of Government and, inevitably, the Judicial Branch of the Federal Government, as well. Both factions of the Democrat Party adhere to the philosophical tenets of Collectivism. But, the philosophy of Collectivism is anathema to adherents of the philosophical tenets of Individualism, upon which our Nation was founded, the blueprint of which is manifest in the Constitution. The proof of the Collectivists goal to undercut the fabric of our free Constitutional Republicpredicated on the tenets of Individualismis demonstrable and undeniable. See the Arbalest Quarrel article, titled, The Modern Civil War: A Clash of Ideologies.

The transnational world order that Collectivists envision and wish to implement is inconsistent with the very notion of a free Constitutional Republic, the blueprint of which exists in the Nation's Constitution.

But, to destroy a free Constitutional Republic, it is essential for the Collectivists to first destroy the one impenetrable barrier to the realization of their vision of a transnational political, social, economic, and cultural system of governance that transcends all nation-states. Collectivists must destroy the one guarantor of our free Constitutional Republic.

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Disappointment was in the air Tuesday following the public portion of theOtter Tail County Board of Commissioners meeting.

The majority of 50-odd people who packed the board room had hopes of establishing a dialogue with the board on the issue of making Otter Tail County a Second Amendment sanctuary.

A Second Amendment sanctuary is a term adopted by some states, counties or localities that have adopted resolutions to prohibit the enforcement of gun control measures such as universal gun background checks, high-capacity magazinebans, assault weapon bans and red flag laws.

A county press release issued last Thursday made it clear that Tuesdays meeting of the board would not include a Second Amendment sanctuary discussion and would not accept public comment - despite social media posts suggesting otherwise.

According to county public information officer, Shannon Terry the only commitment to a discussion being added to the Feb. 25 agenda was a verbal one. It was not published and was quickly rescinded when it was discovered the issue was still before a subcommittee.

A county constituent requested at the Jan. 7 board meeting that the commissioners consider a resolution declaring Otter Tail County a Second Amendment sanctuary.

According to a county news release, the board gave strong support to the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution at that meeting and referred the request to staff for further research.

At the boards Jan. 28 meeting outgoing county administrator, John Dinsmore turned over an updated request to the boards internal services committee.

Guided by Otter Tail County Attorney Michelle Eldien and Sheriff Barry Fitzgibbons, Dinsmore recommended the board delay immediate action. The recommendation was based on four points - one pertaining to the legality of such a resolution and another to actions which the state of Minnesota and other local units of state government are considering. The recommendation was accepted by the committee.

At Tuesdays meeting county administrator, Nicole Hansen brought up the idea of holding an open forum before board meetings.

In addressing the board Hansen referred to Minnesotas Open Meeting Law which in general establishes the publics right to attend meetings but does not guarantee it a right to speak.

An open forum is a dedicated time for the public to address the board regarding county business.

Hansen outlined the role of the county board under state statute along with its obligations.

As part of that we talked about ,should we be adding an open forum discussion to our regular agenda so any citizen can ask to submit a request to come in and be given however many minutes the board wants to designate to talk about whatever issue that might be talked about? Something they want the board to hear about.

Hansen suggested a possible course of action for open forum comments - that requests for open forum time be made by noon on the Monday before a board meeting along with the name of the person making the request and topic. They would also have to adhere to the amount of time they were given to speak.

Commissioners Wayne Johnson, Betty Murphy and Lee Rogness had questions for Hansen that pertained to the open forum issue.

Johnson asked Hansen if staff could have a proposed style for an open forum resolution ready for discussion and a vote ready by March 3.

I would suggest that we have already done a lot of work on this and by March 10 we might be able to have the information online, Hansen said.

Rogness asked for a consensus from the board to which Johnson replied: I move that staff establish and implement a dedicated time for the public to address the board regarding county business as recommended by MCIT (Minnesota Counties Intergovernmental Trust).

The motion was seconded by Commissioner John Lindquist and the proposal was approved unanimously by the board.

John Rehborg was one constituent that was definitely not pleased with the proceedings Tuesday morning.

They (expletive) us all, he said. Right along with when they did their refugee vote which nobody cared about and I think every one of them should be voted out of office.

A short time later Rehborg ran into an old classmate who shared some of his feelings.

I would like them to make some type of resolution, said Steve Huddleston, who also looked for some action on the Second Amendment sanctuary question. I think Otter Tail County needs to stand up and say Hey red flag laws and total background checks ...what that means is that if John and I are out deer hunting I cant even legally hand him my rifle while I gut out a deer without an FFL (Federal Firearms License) because wed both become felons.

The Minnesota Constitution does not contain a provision regarding a right to bear arms and the state Supreme Court has ruled that even if such a right existed it would not be absolute.

The Minnesota State is going against the Constitution, Rehborg said.

The Minnesota Legislature has also not voted on a red flag law which authorize courts to issue a special type of protection order, allowing the police to temporarily confiscate firearms from people who are deemed by a judge to be a danger to themselves or to others.

Following the meeting one onlooker pointed out his belief that 80% of the people in attendance were there because of the Second Amendment sanctuary proposal and expressed regret that the board allowed no one to address it, even during a short period of general discussion.

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Opinion: David Reece, CEO of AR500 Armor, makes his case for more tools of liberty in the hands of free American patriots.

USA -(AmmoLand.com)- Hey, guys, David Reese here with a AR500 armor #ad. We are free craftsman. We create tools of liberty. Body armor is a tool of liberty.

There are three common categories of threats to your rights. The Second Amendment is designed to protect us from all three. People often talk about common criminals and then foreign invasion. Although people mock that, the reality is that an armed populace is a part of what deters foreign invasion and actually allows for lower defense spending. So if you're a fan of smaller government then an armed populace helps to make it so that our nation is more secure without having to have a continuous bill for it. But the third thing is domestic tyranny. Domestic tyranny is not a threat to be laughed at. If you're at all familiar with modern history or the history of the entire human race before that, you're aware that governments tend to oppress their own people.

Tyrant wannabes and mob rule demagogues use criminals as an excuse to reduce the arms possessed by citizens gradually through bad legislation and steps towards disarmament. Being armed with the tools of liberty requires more than just owning firearms. In our time a good rifle is the primary tool of liberty required to resist tyranny. The second tool of liberty is armor. If you have to use your rifle, then you'll need armor too. The Second Amendment is about more than the right to own guns. It's about the responsibility to protect your rights.

The Second Amendment says you have the right to keep and bear arms, but unless you own arms and armor, you do not have the ability to use them when you need them. You need to get them so that you have them. Now you need to get them ahead of time because otherwise, you will not be able to train. And training is necessary to use them effectively. So you to get the tools of liberty you need to train. You need to learn about how and when to use them. If you do not exercise this right, you will not have the ability to resist common criminals, foreign invasion or domestic tyranny when you need to.

The rights expressed in the Second Amendment by themselves deter and to some degree preserve our liberties. But the exercise of the right is a deterrent that helps you to be bolder in defending your rights in the public sphere. Owning both tools of liberty, body armor, and a good firearm provides you with the peace of mind to carry on with the rest of life knowing that you have the tools you need to defend your God-given rights and to pass those rights along to the next generation. Nobody in a gunfight ever wished they had less protection. Trust in God and keep your powder dry. Arms and armor. The two A's of the Second Amendment.

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