According to Firearmchronicles
Virginia’s Second Amendment Sanctuary push that began in late 2019 garnered national news coverage, because of the speed with which dozens of counties adopted the measures, the massive turnout at local government meetings in support of the resolutions, and the anti-gun agenda from Democrats in the state that spurred the movement into existence in the first place.
The continued expansion of Second Amendment Sanctuaries in other states hasn’t received nearly as much attention, even though we’re seeing some eye-popping results from around the country. In North Carolina, for instance, more than half of the counties in the state have now approved Second Amendment Sanctuary resolutions of their own, to little fanfare or recognition from national news outlets.
One exception is Public News Service, which wrote about the trend, but for some reason only interviewed opponents of the movement for its story.
Becky Ceartas, executive director of North Carolinians Against Gun Violence – a group tracking the number of Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions passed in the state – says it appears that counties are taking this step in response to gun legislation being introduced in neighboring states. “There was only a handful of these counties before January,” says Ceartas. “We’ve seen the majority of these counties pass their resolutions mainly looking towards Virginia and what their General Assembly was about to do in regard to gun safety laws.” Virginia lawmakers are considering bills to add background checks for private and gun-show sales, and to allow judges to temporarily confiscate guns if a person is found to be an extreme risk.