Christine Barton
On February 12th at the monthly meeting, the Rensselaer County Legislature passed a resolution affirming support of the Second Amendment and opposition to the attempts to infringe on those rights. According to the minutes, the resolution was approved by a 14 to 4 margin, with four members of the Democratic minority voting in opposition to the resolution.
The resolution reads, “ be it resolved that this Legislative Body affirms support for the Second Amendment, and state opposition to the Legislation NY SAFE Act adopted by the State Legislature restricting the rights of gun owners and opposes attempts on the Federal level to implement new restrictions on these rights.” Certified copies of the resolution in its entirety will be sent to the necessary representatives.
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