The North Carolina legislature may have been unable to pass the firearms freedom act this year, and  it has yet to introduce a Second Amendment preservation act, but that doesn’t mean steps to defend the right to keep and bear arms are not being taken in the Tar Heel State. Local governments are taking steps to defend the Second Amendment, creating pressure that will undoubtedly be felt in Raleigh next year.

Hertford County was the most recent locality in North Carolina to pass a local resolution to preserve the Second Amendment.

The Hertford County Board of Commissioners resolves as representatives of the people to defend the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution and will not consent to unconstitutional laws, executive orders, or foreign/domestic tyranny. Furthermore, the Commissioners call upon the Governor and General Assembly of North Carolina to pass legislation that will guarantee the protection of our God-given right in the defense of our liberty and our persons for all North Carolinians to bear arms.”

This resolution was approved without objection.

Hertford County joins with other North Carolina counties that have passed resolutions this year to preserve the right to bear arms including Carteret, Cherokee, Beaufort, Lenoir, Pitt, Moore, and Franklin counties.

Local pressure created by cities, counties, and municipalities passing resolutions and ordinances will increase the likelihood of the North Carolina legislature passing a state bill to preserve the Second Amendment in the next session.

These resolutions are good first steps. Next, residents need to build on the momentum to pass legally binding ordinances that prohibit local cooperation with any federal efforts to enforce unconstitutional firearms acts. This will ratchet up pressure another notch and will significantly hamper federal efforts to restrict gun rights. The feds depend on state and local cooperation to enforce their so-called laws. Denying that cooperation pulls the rug out from under the feds and can effectively nullify unconstitutional federal actions.

Action Items

Residents of North Carolina can change the tide in their state. Make the next legislative session a breeze by passing local resolutions in your city, town, or county to nullify all federal gun laws, orders, and regulations!

At the Tenth Amendment Center’s Model Legislation, the Second Amendment Preservation Act can be downloaded so it can be introduced to your local representatives. Click here for the Second Amendment Preservation Act. Scroll down to the bottom for local ordinances and resolutions.

Also, North Carolinians can keep up to date with nullification in their state. Like us on Facebook here.

Residents of other states can also follow in North Carolina’s steps and start nullifying locally!

Full text of the Hertford County resolution.

Whereas, the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution states…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, Article I, Section 30 in the North Carolina Constitution states…. 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, a “militia” when properly formed is in fact the people themselves…and includes…all citizens capable of bearing arms; and

Whereas, it being “… necessary to the security of a free State” means that the right of the people to bear arms was, and remains, the ultimate barrier to government tyranny; and

Whereas, the lawless are unaffected by prohibitions imposed upon law abiding citizens’ natural rights; and

Therefore, the Hertford County Board of Commissioners resolves as representatives of the people to defend the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article I, Section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution and will not consent to unconstitutional laws, executive orders, or foreign/domestic tyranny. Furthermore, the Commissioners call upon the Governor and General Assembly of North Carolina to pass legislation that will guarantee the protection of our God-given right in the defense of our liberty and our persons for all North Carolinians to bear arms.

Kelli Sladick

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