Gilberton did it; would Woodstock?

The little (Pop. 867 (in 2000)) town of Gilberton, Pennsylvania, adopted a resolution pertaining to Second Amendment rights this week. Think Woodstock would ever be brave enough to do this?

Read it:

BOROUGH OF GILBERTON

RESOLUTION 1 OF 2013

2nd Amendment Preservation

A Resolution of the Borough of Gilberton, which shall be known and may be cited as the “2nd Amendment Preservation Resolution.”

WHEREAS The 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States reads as follows, “A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.” Along with Article 1, Section 21 of the constitution of Pennsylvania which states, “Right to Bear Arms.” “The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the State shall not be questioned.”

WHEREAS to prevent Federal, State or local infringement on the right to keep and bear firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition; nullifying all federal, state or local acts in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States along with Article 1, section 21 “Right to Bear Arms” of the Pennsylvania Constitution.

THE PEOPLE OF THE BOROUGH OF GILBERTON DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

The Council of the Borough of Gilberton within the state of Pennsylvania finds that:

A. All federal, state or local acts, laws, orders, rules or regulations regarding firearms, firearms accessories or ammunition are a violation of the 2nd Amendment along with Article 1, section 21 of The Pennsylvania Constitution and in violation of this resolution.

B. The Council of the Borough of Gilberton within the state of Pennsylvania recognizes that all Federal,State or Local acts, laws, orders, rules, regulations – past, present or future – in violation of the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and/or Section 21 of the Constitution of Pennsylvania are not authorized by the Constitution of the United States and/or the Constitution of Pennsylvania and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the Founders and Ratifiers, and are hereby declared to be invalid within Gilberton Borough and all of its boundaries, and shall not be recognized by this Council and are specifically rejected by the Borough of Gilberton within all of its boundaries within the state Pennsylvania, and shall be considered null and void and of no effect in the Borough of Gilberton within the state of Pennsylvania.

C. It shall be the duty of the Governing body of Gilberton Borough or the Police Chief to adopt or enact any and all measures as may be necessary to prevent the unconstitutional enforcement of any federal, state or local acts, laws, orders, rules, or regulations in violation of the 2nd Amendment of the Constitution of the United States along with Article 1, section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution “The right to keep and bear arms”.

BY: ___________________________________

ATTEST: _____________________________________

DATE: _____________________