Resolution in Support of the Second Amendment
By Town Board of Bath, New York; Resolution in support of the Second Amendment this _____ day of ______________, 2013
Resolved by_______________________
Seconded by______________________
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 Bath, Steuben County, New York, and;
Whereas, the people of the Town of Bath, Steuben County, New York, derive benefit from all safe forms of firearms for recreation, hunting, and shooting conducted within Bath using all types of firearms allowable under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of New York, and;
Whereas, the Bath Town Board , being elected to represent the people of Bath 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 State Assembly and New York State 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 New York State, and
Whereas, legislation passed in the night, 6 hours after being introduced, without any public notice or opportunity for comment by citizens effected, by New York Assembly and Senate, and infringes on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and;
Whereas, the NY SAFE ACT bans the possession and use of firearms now employed by individual citizens of the Town of Bath for defense of Life, Liberty, Property and would ban possession and use of firearms now employed for safe forms of firearm recreation, hunting and shooting conducted within the Town of Bath, Steuben County, New York;
Whereas, the Bath Town Board believes there are many other less intrusive means available, other than rash, confusing, and inarticulately drafted firearm laws that would effectively control, manage, and reduce violence in our society, such as , mental health reforms, enforcement of existing firearms laws to the fullest extent possible, and proper psychological counseling for those in need or requesting it;
Now, therefore, it be and is hereby resolved that the Bath Town Board does hereby oppose the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms and consider such laws to be unnecessary and beyond lawful legislative authority granted to our State representatives, as there is no documented correlation between gun control measures and crime reduction.
Be it Resolved that the Town Board of the Town of Bath does hereby propose the repeal of the NY SAFE ACT.
Be it further Resolved that a copy of the resolution be sent to President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Senator Charles Schumer, Senator Kerstin Gillibrand, Governor Andrew Cuomo, Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy, Congressman Tom Reed, Senator Thomas O’Mara, and Assemblyman Philip Palmesano.
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