RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT THE U.S. CONSTITUTION AND WISCONSIN CONSTITUTION AND RIGHTS EXPLICITLY PROVIDED THEREIN

WHEREAS the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors supports the Constitution of the United States as the Supreme Law of our Nation; and

WHEREAS the Second Amendment of the Constitution of the United States provides that “the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” and the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin provides that, “The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security, defense, hunting recreation or any other lawful purpose;” and

WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has affirmed this right to keep and bear arms for traditionally lawful purposes; and

WHEREAS the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors reaffirms its commitment to the Constitution and the rights provided for therein against infringement by either the Federal or State government.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Croix County Board of Supervisors will uphold its oath to support the Federal and State Constitutions and to preserve rights explicitly provided therein.