Virginia Has Become An Overnight Tidal Wave Of Second Amendment Sanctuaries

The sudden flood of resolutions to protect gun owners will soon envelop most of the state.

Published Sunday, November 24, 2019 4:30 pm
Gun Rights Watch article by Gun Rights Watch - Chief Editor

Map of Virginia Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties

(for a larger version of this map, click here)

Chief Editor's Note:
Virginia's Second Amendment Sanctuary movement is a fluid, fast-moving situation. This article is being published with some information intentionally missing. We'll keep editing this story throughout the evening of November 24th, as well as in the days and weeks to come. Please check back again for additional information.

In a series of rapidly changing developments, Virginia is undergoing wholesale rebellion by rural and even suburban counties, rejecting the oppressive gun control agenda recently revealed by the new incoming Democrat-controlled legislature. Gun owners all across Old Dominion have been up in arms since anti-gun forces took the House and Senate in the recent election and are now preparing to resist having their arms taken from them in any way possible.

Enter Second Amendment Sanctuary Counties.

The county-level defensive tactic that began originally in Oregon close to a decade ago, then popularized in Illinois, has spread to over a dozen states. It comes as no surprise that with few other options and little to lose, many communities in the state are vowing not to take part in any gun confiscation schemes or enforcement of unconstitutional laws designed to make private citizens less able to defend themselves.

The speed at which they reacted is a testament to how furious they are that their state government now wishes to infringe on their rights. An even dozen counties have passed gun owner sanctuary resolutions already, with new ones coming on a near-daily basis. Here's the list and what we know so far:

Counties That Passed a Resolution:

  • Campbell
  • Charlotte
  • Carroll
  • Patrick
  • Pittsylvania
  • Dinwiddie
  • Appomattox
  • Giles County
  • Nottoway County
  • Lee County
  • Dickenson County
  • Sussex County

Counties Having a Hearing or Confirmed To Be Voting Soon:

Other Counties We Believe To Be Have A Hearing Or Voting Soon:

Other Counties Or Cities That We Believe Have Efforts To Get A Hearing Or Vote Soon:

  • Buchanan County
  • Bland County
  • Grayson County
  • Roanoke County
  • Allegheny County
  • City of Covington
  • Bath County
  • Highland County
  • Buckingham County
  • Fluvanne County
  • Orange County
  • Brunswick County
  • Clarke County
  • Loudoun County
  • Hanover County
  • Chesterfield County
  • Southampton County
  • City of Franklin
  • Essex County
  • King and Queen County
  • Middlesex County
  • James City
  • Accomack County
  • City of Virginia Beach
  • Radford City
  • City of Martinsville

Special thanks to the Virginia Citizens' Defense League for some of this information.