WHEREAS, the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms is guaranteed as an Individual Right under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and under the Constitution of the State of New York, and;
WHEREAS, the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms for defense of Life, Liberty, and Property is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the People of the Town of Ashford, New York, and:
WHEREAS, the People of the Town of Ashford, New York, derive economic benefit and recreation from all safe forms of firearms conducted within the Town of Ashford using all types of firearms allowable under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York, and;
WHEREAS, the Town of Ashford Board does not believe the rules and regulations enacted in the SAFE act would have prevented the recent shootings in Newtown, CT or Aurora, CO. and;
WHEREAS, the Town of Ashford Board, being elected to represent the People of the Town of Ashford and being duly sworn by their Oath of Office to uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York, and;
WHEREAS, the New York Assembly and the New York Senate, being elected by the People of the State of New York and being duly sworn by their Oath of Office to uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York, and;
WHEREAS, the legislation passed by the New York State Legislature and signed by the Governor on January 15 infringes upon the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and bans the possession and use of firearms now employed by individual citizens of the Town of Ashford, New York, for defense of Life, Liberty and Property and bans the possession and use of firearms now legally owned for safe forms of firearms conducted within the Town of Ashford, New York;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT AND HEREBY RESOLVED that the Town of Ashford’s Town Board, hereby calls for the repeal of the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 and declares that such legislation infringes upon the Right of the People to keep and bear arms, thereby considers such an act an over reach of legislative authority and is unconstitutional.