Commissioners Asked To Declare County 2nd Amendment Sanctuary

Ryan Anglin, founder of the Oconee County Gun Coalition, appeared before the Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night and asked that body to adopt a resolution declaring the county a Second Amendment Sanctuary.

Anglin spoke during the citizen comment section of the Board of Commissioners meeting and followed five speakers, including Marisue Hilliard, a volunteer with the Georgia Chapter of Moms Demand Action For Gun Sense In America, who anticipated Anglin’s request and spoke against it.

Three people also spoke in favor of Anglin’s resolution.

The Commissioners listened to those who spoke but gave no response, following normal procedures when citizens make comments before the Commission.

In other action on Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners unanimously approved a special use request by the Life Church of Athens to construct a neighborhood-scale church on a nearly nine-acre parcel at Summit Oaks Drive and Summit Grove Drive just northeast of Watkinsville.

The Board also decided not to impose a $20 fee for participants in the county’s tackle football program, which starts in April, but rather to absorb at least initially any costs resulting from the proposed imposition of fees on the county by Oconee County Schools for use of its sports facilities.

The Oconee County Gun Coalition is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Oconee County Library to hear a speaker and discuss the resolution Anglin presented to the Board.

For more on the story, with a video of the Board of Commissioners meeting, please go to Oconee County Observations.