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2019 Lewis County State of Washington
Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance
SECTION 1 TITLE
The title of this ordinance shall be known as the "Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance," or
"SASO "
SECTION 2. FINDINGS
The Lewis County Washington Board of Commissioners find and declare
1 Acting through the United States Constitution,the people created government to be their
agent in the exercise of a few defined powers, while reserving the citizen's right to decide on
matters,which concern their lives, liberties, and properties in the ordinary course of affairs,
A The Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America 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' ,
B The rights of the people to keep and bear arms are further protected from infringement by
State and Local Governments under the Ninth and Tenth Amendments to the Constitution
of the United States of America as well as Article 1 of the Constitution of the Great State
of Washington
C Article 1, Section 24 of the Constitution of the Great State of Washington states, "The
right of the individual citizen to bear arms in defense of himself, or the state, shall not be
impaired, but nothing in this section shall be construed as authorizing individuals or
corporations to organize maintain or employ an armed body of men ,
D Article 1, Section 30 of the Constitution of the State of Washington, RIGHTS
RESERVED The enumera-tion in this Constitution of certain rights shall not be con-
strued to deny others retained by the people ,
E Justice Thomas M Cooley in the People v Hurlbut 24 Mich 44, page 108 (1871)he
surmises "The State may mould local institutions according to its views of policy or
expediency but local government is matter of absolute right and the state cannot take it
away ,
F The Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America Section 1
it states, "No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or
immunities of citizens of the United States, nor shall any State deprive any person of life
liberty, or property without due process of law, nor deny to any person within its
jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws ,
G There is a right to be free from the commandeering hand of government that has been
most notably recognized by the United States Supreme Court in Printz v United States
The Court held `The Federal Government may neither issue directives requiring the
States to address particular problems, nor command the States' officers, or those of their
political subdivisions, to administer or enforce a federal regulatory program The
anticommandeering principles recognized by the U S Supreme Court in Printz v United
States are predicated upon the advice of James Madison, who in Federalist #46 advised
"a refusal to cooperate with officers of the Union" in response to either unconstitutional
federal measures or constitutional but unpopular federal measures,
2 It should be self-evident from the compounding evidence that the right to keep and bear arms
is a fundamental individual right that shall not be infringed and all local, state, and federal
acts, laws, orders rules or regulations regarding firearms, firearms accessories, and
ammunition are a violation of the Second Amendment,
3 Local governments have the legal authority to refuse to cooperate with state and federal
firearm laws that violate those rights and to proclaim a Second Amendment Sanctuary for
law-abiding citizens in their cities and counties,
4 Therefore, through the enactment of this document Lewis County Washington is hereby a
Second Amendment Sanctuary County,
SECTION 3 PROHIBITIONS
A Other than in compliance with an order of a District or Circuit court, and notwithstanding any
other law, regulation, rule or order to the contrary, no agent, department, employee or official
of Lewis County, a political subdivision of the State of Washington, while acting in their
official capacity, shall
I) Knowingly and willingly, participate in any way in the enforcement of any Extraterritorial
Act, as defined herein regarding personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition
2) Utilize any assets, county funds, or funds allocated by any entity to the county, in whole or in
part, to engage in any activity that aids in the enforcement or investigation relating to
personal firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition
SECTION 4 PENALTIES
A All local, state and federal acts, laws,orders,rules, or regulations,which restrict or affect an
individual person's, or The Peoples', general right to keep and bear arms, including firearms,
firearm accessories or ammunition shall be foreign laws and defined as Extraterritorial Acts,
and are invalid in this county Such Extraterritorial Acts shall not be recognized by Lewis
County,are specifically rejected by the voters of this county, and shall be considered null,
void and of no effect in Lewis County Washington, and this includes, but shall not be limited
to the following
I) Any tax, levy, fee, or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories or ammunition not
common to all other goods and services on the purchase or ownership of those items by
citizens, and
2) Any registering or tracking of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition,
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3) Any registering or tracking of the owners of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition,
4) Any registration and background check requirements on firearms firearm accessories, or
ammunition for citizens, and
5) Any Extraterritorial Act forbidding the possession, ownership, or use or transfer of any type
of firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by citizens of the legal age of eighteen and
over, and
6) Any Extraterritorial Act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or
ammunition from citizens, and
7) Any prohibitions, regulations, and/or use restrictions related to ownership of non-fully
automatic firearms, including but not limited to semi-automatic firearms, including
semiautomatic firearms that have the appearance or features similar to fully automatic
firearms and/or military "assault-style" firearms by citizens, and
8) Any prohibition, regulations, and/or use restrictions limiting hand grips, stocks, flash
suppressors, bayonet mounts, magazine capacity, clip capacity, internal capacity, or types of
ammunition available for sale, possession or use by citizens, and
9) Any restrictions prohibiting the possession of open carry or concealed carry, or the transport
of lawfully acquired firearms or ammunition by adult citizens or minors supervised by adults
A Exceptions
a. The protections provided to citizens in Section A(1)-(A)(9) of this ordinance do
not apply to persons who have been convicted of felony crimes
b This ordinance is not intended to prohibit or affect in any way the prosecution of
any crime for which the use of, or possession of, a firearm is an aggregating factor
or enhancement to an otherwise independent cnme
c This ordinance does not permit or otherwise allow the possession of firearms in
State or Federal buildings
d This ordinance does not prohibit individuals in Lewis County from voluntarily
participating in assisting in permitting, licensing, registration or other processing
of applications for concealed carry permits, or other firearm, firearm accessory, or
ammunition licensing or registration processes that may be required by law in
other legal jurisdictions outside Lewis County or by any other municipality inside
Lewis County
SECTION 5. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION
A Any entity, person, official, agent, or employee of the Lewis County Government who
knowingly violates this ordinance, or otherwise knowingly deprives a citizen of Lewis
County the rights or privileges ensured by the Second Amendment of the United States
Constitution
B In such actions, the court shall award the prevailing party, other than the government of
Lewis County Washington or any political subdivision of the county, reasonable attorney's
fees and costs
C Neither sovereign nor official or qualified immunity shall be an affirmative defense of the
County in cases pursuant to Section 4 or 5 of this ordinance
SECTION 6 SEVERABILITY
A The provisions of this act are hereby declared to be severable, and if any provision of this act
or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is declared invalid for any
reason, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this act
SECTION 7 EFFECTIVE DATE
A. The effective date of this ordinance, The Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance or SASO
shall be effective immediately upon certification of approval by the board of commissioners
of Lewis County State of Washington
Lewis County Board of Commissioners
District 1 Edna Fund Signature
District 2 Bobby Jackson Signature
District 3 Gary Stamper Signature