Minutes - 2020 - Design Review - 08/27/2020 - RegularRESOLUTION NO. 20-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAGLE, ADA COUNTY,
IDAHO DECLARING THE CITY OF EAGLE, IDAHO TO BE A SECOND AMENDMENT
SANCTUARY CITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS the Right ofthe People to Keep and BearArms is guaranteed as an Individual Right
under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and under the Constitution ofthe State of
Idaho, Article 1, Section 11, and;
WHEREAS the Right ofthe People to Keep and Bear Arms for defense of Life, Liberty.
and Property is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the People of the City of Eagle, Idaho, and;
WHEREAS, the Eagle City Council, has been elected to represent the People of Eagle, Idaho
and being duly sworn by their Oath ofOffice to uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution
ofthe Stateofldaho and;
WHEREAS, the citizens ofEagle are opposed to any legislation considered by the Idaho State
Legislature or the United States Congress that would infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms and
would ban the possession and use ofany firearms, magazines, ammunition, or accessories now employed
by individual citizens ofEagle, for defense oflife, liberty and property or would require firearms owner's
ID card or tax the possession ofthe firearms or ammunition within Eagle, Idaho.
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Eagle City Council hereby
declares the City of Eagle to be a Second Amendment Sanctuary City.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the Eagle City Council does hereby oppose the enactment of
any legislation that would infringe upon the rights ofthe People to keep and bear arms and consider such
laws to be unconstitutional and beyond lawful legislative authority.
BE IT FURTHER THE RESOLVED the People of Eagle, Idaho affirm support ofthe Eagle
Police Department, and additionally, specifically to exercise sound discretion to not enforce against any
citizen any unconstitutional laws.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Eagle City Council will not appropriate any funds for
any enforcement ofunconstitutional laws against the People ofEagle, Idaho.
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PASSED AND APPROVED by the City Council on the (I day of September 2020.
CITY OF EAGLE. IDAHO
)n Pierce
Mayor
ATTEST:
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