On Tuesday evening, the Holton Township Board of Trustees adopted a resolution declaring the township a Second Amendment Sanctuary as well as adopting an addendum establishing a township militia.
Holton Township is located in Muskegon County.
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Similar to Livingston County, which last April passed a resolution naming it what’s been dubbed a Second Amendment Sanctuary, Holton’s resolution declares the township will not enforce red-flag laws restricting gun and ammunition possession.
“Whereas, the Holton Township Board declares and confirms to express its intent to stand as a Sanctuary Township for Second Amendment rights, and to oppose, within the limits of the Constitution of the United States and the Commonwealth of Michigan, any efforts to unconstitutionally restrict such rights,” the resolution reads.
The board’s resolution also included an addendum to form a militia.
The Militia Public Security Act states the township is adopting “policies necessary for the security and rights of Holton Township residents.”
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Legal residents of Holton Township with primary residency in the township are eligible to join the militia and may make their intentions known by acknowledging their intent on social media, explicitly telling friends or family members they wish to join, or stating their intent by letter to the Township Militia.
Several restrictions are explicitly stated in the addendum, including:
Candidates must be over the age of 18.
Candidates must pass a federal firearms background check.
Resident not desiring to be in the militia are not required to join.
Militia members must provide their own firearms, adhering to all federal, executive, county, and state regulations. According to the addendum, long guns with stocks that hit the shoulder, including semi-automatic rifles and shotguns, must have been legal by federal law since March 27, 2021. Pistols and handguns, including semi-automatics, are required to have been legal by federal law since March 27, 2021, as well.
Any caliber ammunition determined legal by federal standards since March 27, 2021, is acceptable. The same date and legal determinations also apply to stocks, grips, optics, magazines, clips, suppressors, and body armor.
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“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.”
Yeah, they said that………
they didnt mean triggered snowflakes
Hey look, is that an armed drone?
Nope.
No, it’s a clay pigeon. PULL!!
Interesting… Declare every non-felon adult citizen of the town a member of the town militia.
Clwrification: The text of the resolution states every town citizen is eligible, but not required, to be in its militia.
Crawford County MI already has it’s own militia – it’s called the MI National Guard.
Answerable to the Gov.
Meaning the leftist Gov. will never use it as intended.
That’s carries the water for Big Brother.
Good!!
No treading on them!!!
Good for them. We need more citizen militias in this country. The government is failing and we have to fend for ourselves.
“All weapons also must have been determined legal by federal law since March 27, 2021.” That’s contrary to the Second Amendment. Seems to negate what your trying to defend. So you’re going to defend 2A with only the weapons approved by the government that wants to take your weapons.
My dad’s a left wing nutjob that lives in Muskegon, this certainly has him infuriated hehe.
Paint a little red dot on his garage door. That will add to his paranoia. See it you are in his will first!
This is the way
…shall not infringe!