Inspired by the Second Amendment Sanctuary movement that has swept across the state of Virginia, commissioners in Uintah County, Utah have declared the community a Second Amendment Sanctuary as well, becoming the first in the state to do so.
The unanimous vote took place Wednesday morning, and Fox 13 in Utah reports the ordinance has buy-in from the county attorney as well as commissioners.
Bill Stringer, one of the Uintah County Commissioners at the special meetings said their needs, as a county, are not being represented on the Federal and State level. “It’s unsettling for people living in rural America that are saying, no one is listening to us,” said Stringer. “No one is paying any attention.” Stringer said the people of Uintah County are “clinging” to their guns and bibles as they watch some in the nation push for gun control.