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GunnyFreedom
03-09-2009, 07:04 PM
A RESOLUTION OF THE FRANKLIN COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY OF NORTH CAROLINA AFFIRMING THE RIGHTS OF THE CITIZENS OF NORTH CAROLINA TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS, AND PROTECTING THOSE RIGHTS AGAINST INFRINGEMENT FROM FEDERAL LEGISLATION AND EXECUTIVE ORDERS.

WHEREAS, the Second Amendment actively prohibits the Federal Government from infringing upon the people's right to bear arms, and

WHEREAS, the Federalist Papers (specifically Madison #46 and Hamilton #29) as well as the history of the ratification of the Second Amendment reveals that the right to bear arms was intended as a hedge against Federal Government tyranny, and

WHEREAS, a right specifically enumerated as a hedge against the potential tyranny of the Federal Government ought to be subject neither to the definition by, nor to the legislation of the Federal Government, and

WHEREAS, the presiding officers of the Executive Branch have clearly and openly stated their intent to reimpose the ban on semiautomatic rifles under the misnamed "Assault Weapons Ban," and further to make this ban permanent, and

WHEREAS, the Tenth Amendment to the US Constitution denies the Federal Government from assuming any powers not specifically delegated to it by the US Constitution, and

WHEREAS, Article 1, section 30 of the North Carolina Constitution and Declaration of Rights specifically guarantees to North Carolina citizens the right to bear arms as protection against the standing armies of the Federal Government, and

WHEREAS, any legislative attempts on the part of the Federal Government to ban weapons based on criteria of form or function violates both the writ and the intent of the founding documents of our nation and our state, and are thus invalid and therefore void,

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that we, the people of the Franklin County Republican Party of North Carolina reject any intent upon the part of the Federal Government to ban weapons based on cosmetic form or method of function, and

that we, the people of the Franklin County Republican Party of North Carolina refuse to be subject to the unconstitutional tyranny of the Federal Government, and

that we, the people of the Franklin County Republican Party of North Carolina will actively dedicate ourselves to nominating and electing representatives to the North Carolina State Assembly who will draft and pass legislation rejecting said measures and protecting the rights of the citizens of our state,

THEREFORE LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the people of the Franklin County Republican Party of North Carolina do hereby call upon the members of the North Carolina General Assembly to immediately pass legislation rejecting Federal weapons bans, asserting our State sovereignty under the 10th Amendment, and refusing compliance with any and all weapons bans at the Federal level.

GunnyFreedom
03-09-2009, 08:14 PM
This resolution will also be voted on at district and state levels. Please feel free to use them at your own GOP conventions, modified, of course, for the group in your convention. Also, feel free to comment if you have anything to add, or any changes/amendments you'd like in them. :)

LittleLightShining
03-10-2009, 07:07 AM
Thank you. This topic-- and the 9th and 10th amendment legislation came up at our state committee meeting and was shot down because people didn't want to "go behind the governor's back". *sigh*