North Carolina County Declares Itself a Gun Sanctuary - A Symbolic Gesture?

[Watchdog]

Cherokee County, in western North Carolina, has officially/legally declared itself to be a Gun Sanctuary County.

The county "intends to defy attempts by federal or state government to enforce strict gun control measures."

I won't go into detail here. Interested forum members may read about it by clicking here.

For those not familiar with it (this includes a lot of North Carolinians), Cherokee County is as far west in the state as you can go. It's rough country, and sparsely populated...less than 30,000 souls live there. I know some good people who live there, but they'll be the first to admit they're somewhat clannish and standoffish. They're also very protective of county residents. They respect the privacy of folks, and often don't take kindly to busybody outsiders.

Cherokee County and the County Seat of Murphy are also sort of famous for other reasons...reasons I won't go into here. But if you have a good memory for certain events in 2003, a bit of research will lead you to the stories.

 

[J. R. WEEMS]

NC

Front door to the Smokies! We Love it there. Nuf said!

 

[blues7]

I'm a little east in a county of about 30,000 souls as well. Have spent a decent amount of time there in the past and am intimately familiar with the past events though it was not a matter I was personally engaged in.

Western NC is a beautiful place to visit and to live for those willing to appreciate and accommodate what it offers. It is not without its issues...as is the case anywhere and everywhere.

 

[soFlaNative]

Good to know.
As far as that ER person in 2003, native NC'ers been looking sideways at the migration of Florida "pipple" for at least 40 years.

 

[Ματθιας]

The majority of New Mexico counties have declared themselves 2nd Amendment Sanctuaries, too - but just for the newly passed state legislation.

 

[gman51]

It takes an action of the people to stand up in unison like is being done in the above mentioned county to protect the 2nd amendment.
As the song says "come together". A house divided has trouble standing.