The Fremont County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a resolution declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary county.

Board Chair Dwayne McFall spearheaded the initiative that addresses HB19-1177, “Extreme Risk Protection Orders,” also referred to as a “Red Flag” bill, stating that the proposed bill does away with due process and violates the Second Amendment.

The board’s resolution pledges its support for the county sheriff to not enforce any unconstitutional firearms law against any citizen and states that it “will not authorize or appropriate government funds, resources, employees, agencies, contractors, buildings, detention centers or offices for the purpose of enforcing law that unconstitutionally infringes on the right of the people to keep and bear arms.”

The red flag bill would allow law enforcement, a family member or a household member to ask a judge to temporarily remove firearms from owners believed to have a high risk of harming themselves or others. The judge would hold a hearing to decide whether to grant that order for up to 14 days.

During those two weeks, all the parties would have to appear before the judge, who would then determine whether the firearms should be kept for up to 364 days.

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