Proctor City Council -
2A resolution update details
Following on from the Proctor City Council (Minnesota) article on 7/19/16 - "Shredding the Second Amendment?", we show here a report on the meeting (received by email from Travis W) and, a copy (below) of the original resolution which was drafted to ensure Second Amendment support, and had originally been voted on and passed.
(NOTE - previous use of restrict, interfere, eviscerate should actually be better replaced solely by infringe in the context of the 2A.
"The meeting went good. Two residents spoke at length against the proposed Amendment. They made some really good arguments against gun control. When it came time for us on the council to debate it, the councilor decided not to introduce it at which point the Mayor blew up at him for wasting our time. The councilor then decided to introduce it and I gave it a second so we could discuss it. The Mayor started off by stating he opposed it. Another councilor, who is a former Marine and currently a police officer, stated that he opposed it and made the argument that we need to start blaming the individuals for their actions instead of the guns they use in those actions.
Then it was my turn to speak on it and I went into great detail to explain what "militia" meant, who the "militia" is composed of, and why the founders felt the need to protect the People's right to have firearms so they could fight back against the standing armies that our government may one day rise up against the People. The final councilor chose not to speak on the issue and we voted. The vote was 0 For the Amendment and 5 Against the Amendment. The councilor who introduced it also voted against it but I'm sure that was a political maneuver so he would retain the right to bring it up at a further date by being a member of the voting majority."
Resolution No. 37-16
City of Proctor
A RESOLUTION IN OPPOSITION TO ANY FURTHER INFRINGEMENT OF SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS AND IN SUPPORT OF PROTECTING AND DEFENDING INDIVIDUAL SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF SAINT LOUIS
CITY OF PROCTOR
WHEREAS, the City Council of Proctor is sworn to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, a government of, by, and for the people has long been a cherished American value and the foundation of our freedom; and We The People's fundamental and inalienable right to self-govern, and thereby secure rights to life, liberty, property, and the pursuit of happiness is guaranteed in the U.S. Constitution and the Declaration of Independence; and
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "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 Second Amendment to the United States Constitution protects the inalienable and individual right of the people to keep and bears arms; and
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution was adopted in 1791 as part of the United States Bill of Rights; and
WHEREAS, the Ninth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people"; and
WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides: "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, federal acts, laws, orders, executive orders, rules, or regulations regarding firearms are an infringement upon and work to erode the freedoms preserved by the Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in District of Columbia v. Heller ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual's, rather than a collective, right to keep and bear arms; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in McDonald v. City of Chicago opined that the right of an individual to keep and bear arms protected by the Second Amendment is incorporated by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment and applies to the States; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in the District of Columbia v. Heller decision affirmed the right to keep and bear arms is unconnected to any service in a militia; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in United States v. Miller opined that firearms that are part of ordinary military equipment, or with use that could contribute to the common defense are protected by the Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court in South v. Maryland and Castle Rock v. Gonzales ruled that citizens do not have a constitutional right to police protection; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government is currently taking measures to mandate or encourage restrictive gun control measures at the national level; and
WHEREAS, there have been discussions regarding plans to impose regulation on the manufacture, transfer and possession of firearms, ammunition and related materials by private citizens; and
WHEREAS, the citizens of Proctor recognize their duty as citizens to act in accordance with the United States Constitution and agree that the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed upon by any government or organization, political or otherwise; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Proctor believes in the right of our citizens to keep and bear arms and opposes any infringement on the People's Constitutional rights to keep and bear arms; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of Proctor supports the action by the Minnesota Legislature to protect our citizen's Second Amendment Rights.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Proctor as follows:
Section 1. The City Council of Proctor supports the protection and defense of our Second Amendment freedom and the individual right to keep and bear arms, and we support the Minnesota Legislature in protecting those rights.
Section 2. The City Council of Proctor opposes any further infringement on the Constitutional rights of citizens to acquire and possess firearms and ammunition and to use them in a safe and responsible manner.
Section 3. The City Council of Proctor calls upon our state legislators and elected officials to join with us in the affirmation of the rights of our citizens under the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Section 4. The City Council of Proctor calls on other communities and jurisdictions to join with us in this action by passing similar resolutions.
Section 5. That copies of this Resolution be immediately transmitted to the President of the United States; the President of the United States Senate; the Speaker of the House of Representatives; each member of Congress from the State of Minnesota; the justices of the United States Supreme Court; the Attorney General of the State of Minnesota; the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Minnesota legislature; each individual legislator that represents our district in the State of Minnesota; and the Sheriff of St. Louis County.
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