Marshall County Becomes Second Amendment Sanctuary
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MOUNDSVILLE -- Marshall County commissioners adopted a resolution pledging to defend the Constitutional rights of the county's residents, with special focus on the right to keep and bear arms.
At Tuesday's meeting, the commission unanimously approved the resolution, which expressed the commissioners' desire to oppose any legislation which would restrict citizens' rights to be armed in a legal manner. The resolution specifically designates Marshall County as a "sanctuary county," affirming that the commissioners oppose any legislation to infringe on the rights of citizens, including the use of public funds to carry out such infringement.
Earlier this month, resident Michael Bell approached the commissioners asking for their support against any potential 'red flag' legislation, following Tyler County's lead in becoming a Second Amendment sanctuary. At the time, Commission President Scott Varner said the commissioners already took an oath to defend the U.S. Constitution.
On Tuesday, he reiterated that the resolution reaffirms the rights already guaranteed to citizens.
"We all still believe that we're already protected under the Constitution, and there are many other counties across the state (that have made similar resolutions), and after further discussion, we decided to do it ourselves," Varner said after the meeting. "I don't think that this resolution changes our ability at all to protect the Second Amendment, or … any amendment. In our oath, we swore to uphold the Constitution."
In other matters, the commission also added Bridgeport, Ohio-based Bill's Towing to the wrecker rotation schedule, enabling the company to respond to vehicle accidents classified as light- and heavy-duty.
911 Director Carol Robinson said Bill's Towing has a location in southern Glen Dale, near DiCarlo's. Robinson said she had denied previous applications from Wheeling-based companies to join the rotation, but since Bill's Towing has a location in the county, she could not disallow the application. Varner speculated that doing so could be "discriminatory."
Carl Boso, representing Boso & Son Towing, one of the two companies currently on the rotation, along with Blazer Auto Body & Towing Service, objected to the inclusion, saying that he and Blazer worked well together, and rarely, if ever, came up short in their existing coverage of the county's needs.
"I've been here 40 years, and … me and Blazer's have covered this valley the whole time. I don't think they've ever had to call anybody else. If one of us couldn't make it, the other one would go."
Commissioner John Gruzinskas was still recovering from surgery after an accident around a month ago, and phoned into the meeting.