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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, we the Board of Supervisors, of Frederick County,Virginia affirm our
commitment to uphold the constitutionally protected rights of all of our law-abiding
citizens and law-abiding visitors to Frederick County; and,
WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors previously passed a
resolution dated December 11, 2019 reaffirming our commitment to uphold and
protect the right of our citizens to keep and bear arms; and,
WHEREAS, certain legislation has been passed in the Virginia General Assembly that
allows localities to, by ordinance,ban otherwise lawfully possessed and transported
fireanns from certain public spaces, causing law-abiding citizens to be exposed to a
patchwork of local ordinances as they travel throughout our Commonwealth, and,
WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors acknowledges the significant
economic contribution made to our community by tourists and visitors and does not
wish to discourage travel to Frederick County; and,
WHEREAS, Frederick County wishes to welcome all law-abiding citizens who wish
to live in, visit, or otherwise participate in the economy of our community, including
those citizens and visitors who choose to legally carry a firearm for personal
protection; and,
WHEREAS, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors does not wish to infringe on
the rights of the law-abiding citizens of, or visitors to, Frederick County to keep and
bear arms; and,
WHEREAS, we the Frederick County Board of Supervisors, as the lesser magistrates
of our Commonwealth, on behalf of the citizens of Frederick County, express our
continued opposition to any law that would unconstitutionally restrict the natural
rights of our law-abiding citizens and visitors to, Frederick County to keep and bear
arms.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Frederick
County Virginia:
That the Frederick County Board of Supervisors hereby declares that we shall not
exercise any authority granted to us by § 15.2-915(E) of the Code of Virginia to
regulate or prohibit the otherwise legal purchase, possession, or transfer of firearms or
ammunition. Furthermore, the Frederick County Board of Supervisors hereby declares
that to create uniformity within the Commonwealth of Virginia, § 15.2-915(E) of the
Code of Virginia and all other restrictive gun legislation enacted this year should be
immediately
repealed.
ADOPTED this 12th day of August, 2020.
Charles S. DeHaven, Jr., Chairman Aye Shawn L. Graber Aye
J. Douglas McCarthy Aye Robert W. Wells Aye
Blaine P. Dunn Aye Gene E. Fisher Aye
Judith McCann-Slaughter Aye
Kris C. ierney
Clerk, Board of Supervisors
County of Frederick,Virginia
BOS Res. #010-20