Jasper County could be Iowa's first 'Second Amendment sanctuary'
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Updated: 10:14 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
Chris Gothner
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Updated: 10:14 PM CDT Jul 8, 2021
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AND I’LL LET YOU KNOW HOW MUCH RAIN TO EXPECT IN YOUR BACKYARD IN YOUR STORM TEAM 8 FORECAST. STACEY: A CENTRAL IOWA COUNTY IS CONSIDERING BECOMING THE FIRST INHE T STATE TO BECOME A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY. STEVE: AS KCCI’S CHRIS GOTHNER EX PLAINS IT WOULD MEAN THAT JASPER COUNTY WOULDN’T ENFORCE ANY GUN LAWSHA T OFFICIALS DEEM UNCONSTITIOL.UT >> IN RECENT MONTHS, THE SECOND AMENDMENT HAS AGAIN COME UNDER ATTA. CHRIS: JASPER COUNTY SUPERVISOR BRANDON TALSMA SAYS THAT’S WHY HE INTRODUCED A MEASURE DECLARING THE COUNTY A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY. THE RESOLUTION STATES THAT CO UNTY EMPLOYEES, INUDCLING LAW ENFORCEMENT, WOULDN’T ENFORCE ANY STATE OR FEDERAL LAW OR ORDER THAT THE COUNTY BELIEVES INFRINGES ON GUNIGS. R IT WOULD BE THE FIRST COUNTY IN IOWA TO BECOME A SECOND AMEMDMENT SANCTUY.AR THE JASPER COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS DISCUSSED THE PLAN AT ITS MEETING TUESDAY, BUT DECIDED THE PLAN MERITS FURTHER DISCUSSION AT ITS MEETING NEXT WE.EK >> IT’THS E GOVERNMENT CLOSEST TO THE PEOPLE. CHRIS: RICHARD ROGERS, WITH THE IOWA FIREARMS COALITION, SAYS THE PROPOSAL MIRRORS LANGUAGE IT MODELED FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. HE SAYS THERE’S LOA T OF CONCERN OVER PRESIDENT BIDEN AND CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS’ SUPPORT FOR GUN CONTROL LEGISLATION. >> THIS ADDED A LOT OF IMPETUS TO THE SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY MOVEMENT. >> I AM CONCERNED THAT I WOULDN’T BE SURPRISED IF A NUMBER OF COUNTIES WILL PICK UP AND DO THIS. CHRIS: SCOTT PETERSON, WITH IOWANS FOR GUN SAFETY, WHICH SAYS THE SECOND AMENDMTEN SANCTUARY PROPOSAL IS WORRISOME, AND WOULD VIOLATE LAWS PREVENTING IOWA LOCALITIES FROM REGULATING GUNS. >> THIS IS NEITHER IN KEEPING WITH THE CONSTITUTION, NOR IS IT LAWFUL. -- LAWFUL CONDUCT. CHRIS: ROGERS DISPUTES TT. >> THIS IS NOT A REGULATION OF FIREARMS, IT SAYS WE OPPOSE FURTHER RESTRIIO CT CHRIS: DURING TUESDAY’S MEETING, TALSMA SAID E THRESOLUTION WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR FIREARMS TO BE PURCHASED WITHOUT BACKGROUND CHECKS, OR FELONS BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN FIREARMS, OR FOR PEOPLE TO CAR GRYUNS ON SCHOOL GROUS.ND ALSO SAYING IT WOULD ONLY APPLY TO COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS. I CALLED A NUMBER LISTED ON THE COUNTY WEBSI TTEO REACH THE SUPERVISORS, SEEKING COMMENT. AN EMPLOYEE SAID SHE’D PASS ALONG MY MESSAGE TO THEM, SO FAR I HAVEN’T GOTTEN ANY CALLS B