{"id":2103244,"date":"2023-11-19T13:19:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiny-township-declares-itself-a-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia\/"},"modified":"2023-11-19T13:21:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-19T18:21:48","slug":"tiny-township-declares-itself-a-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiny-township-declares-itself-a-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia\/","title":{"rendered":"Tiny Township Declares Itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary, Establishes Militia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiny-township-declares-itself-a-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2103244&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Tiny Township Declares Itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary, Establishes Militia<\/h2>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be big to stand tall. Just\u2064 ask \u2064Holton Township, Michigan, a community of 2,586 people that has\u200b boldly adopted a Second Amendment Resolution, declaring itself\u200d a Second Amendment Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>The township, located a little over 200 miles\u200b northwest of Detroit, recently passed resolutions to establish\u200d its own militia and protect residents\u2019 rights, according to the Daily \u200bMail.<\/p>\n<p>Township \u2063Supervisor Alan Jager emphasized \u200dthe importance of due process and preventing the violation of citizens&#8217; rights, stating, \u201cWhether they\u2019re trying to pass something where they\u2019re taking your rights away without you having due process. \u2063And I want you to be able to have due process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One of the catalysts for this action was Michigan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-pushes-more-gun-restrictions-after-maine-mass-shooting\/\" title=\"Biden advocates stricter gun control following Maine shooting.\">red flag \u200blaw<\/a>, which allows the court to confiscate guns from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiny-township-declares-itself-a-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia\/\" title=\"Tiny Township Declares Itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary, Establishes Militia\">individuals deemed high-risk<\/a>.\u200b Jager expressed concerns\u2062 about the ease with which guns could \u2063be taken away,\u2062 stating, \u201cAll you had to do is go to the right court: you\u2019re going to get\u2062 the judge to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/2A?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#2A<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Municipal?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Municipal<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Militia?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Militia<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/enacted?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#enacted<\/a> !!<\/p>\n<p>Michigan\u2019s Holton Township Boldly Upholds Second Amendment with Formation of Local Militia<\/p>\n<p>In a decisive move to uphold \u2062the constitutional\u2063 rights of its citizens, Holton Township \u200bin Muskegon County, Michigan, has\u2064 taken a stand for the\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yitzok Yerachmiel (@GenugAgain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GenugAgain\/status\/1725576328437522942?\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The township&#8217;s militia aims\u200d to provide protection to\u200c gun \u200bowners rather \u200dthan patrol the\u200c area. Jager clarified their \u200dintentions, stating, \u201cWe\u2019re not trying \u200dto\u2064 skirt anything. \u200cWe\u2019re just trying to make it so you have a fighting chance if you ever go to court. They can\u2019t just take your\u200c guns away because you belong to a militia \u200dlike the\u200c United States government says we have a right to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The resolution to become a Second Amendment Sanctuary, which pays homage to the Second Amendment, pledges to oppose any unconstitutional restrictions on Second Amendment rights.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Holton Township dubs itself a \u2018Second Amendment\u2064 Sanctuary\u2019 and establishes a militia: \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Me0F6CP0fV\">https:\/\/t.co\/Me0F6CP0fV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WOOD TV8 (@WOODTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WOODTV\/status\/1725643105649430856?\">November 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>With a nod to the Founding Fathers, the resolution\u200d declares the township&#8217;s commitment to upholding the inalienable rights, freedom, and \u200cliberty\u2062 guaranteed by the Constitution \u2063of the United\u200c States of \u2062America.<\/p>\n<p>In an addendum titled the Militia Public Safety \u200dAct, the township outlines the \u200brequirements to join the militia and vows to resist any new \u2063laws \u200bassociated \u2063with red flag laws or any other infringements on the Second Amendment.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"author_subscription_pitch\">.author_subscription_pitch p{margin:5px;}<\/p>\n<p><em><b>A Note from Our Staff:<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing to do with The Western Journal? 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Please \u2064 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/subscribe\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>join today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank you for reading \u2064The Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tiny-township-declares-second-amendment-sanctuary-establishes-militia\/\">Tiny Township Declares Itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary, Establishes Militia<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What motivated the small community\u2063 of Holton Township, Michigan to officially proclaim itself a Second\u2064 Amendment Sanctuary?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The\u200c small community of Holton Township, \u200dMichigan has\u2062 made a bold move\u200d by officially\u2064 proclaiming itself a Second \u2064Amendment Sanctuary. With a population of just\u200d 2,586 people, \u2064this township has taken a stand to protect its residents&#8217; rights by establishing its own militia.<\/p>\n<p>Alan Jager,\u2064 the Township Supervisor,\u2063 emphasized\u200d the importance \u2063of due process \u2063and preventing any violation of citizens&#8217; rights. He \u2063expressed concerns about Michigan&#8217;s red flag law, which allows the court to confiscate firearms \u2063from individuals deemed\u2063 high-risk. Jager pointed\u200c out the ease with which guns could be taken away, stating that all one had \u2063to do was go\u200b to the right court and get the judge to approve it.<\/p>\n<p>The township&#8217;s militia \u2062has been formed with the \u2062intention of providing protection to gun owners rather\u200d than patrolling the area. Jager \u200bclarified that they are not trying to \u200dskirt anything but rather\u200c ensuring that citizens have a fighting\u200c chance if they ever go to court. Their \u200daim\u2064 is to prevent the confiscation\u200c of firearms based solely on belonging \u200bto a militia, citing the right granted\u200b by the United States government.<\/p>\n<p>The \u200cresolution to become a Second Amendment Sanctuary\u200d pays\u2064 homage to the Second Amendment and\u200d pledges to oppose any unconstitutional restrictions on \u2063Second \u200bAmendment rights. It reflects the township&#8217;s commitment to upholding the\u2062 inalienable rights, freedom, and liberty \u200cguaranteed by the Constitution of the United States of America.<\/p>\n<p>In an \u2063addendum titled the Militia Public Safety Act, the\u2063 township outlines the requirements to join\u200c the militia and vows to resist any new laws associated with red\u200d flag laws or any\u2064 other\u2063 infringements on the Second\u200b Amendment.<\/p>\n<p>This declaration by\u2062 the small township of\u200b Holton \u200cTownship, \u2062Michigan is a testament to the enduring legacy of the Second Amendment and the commitment of\u200c its residents to protect their rights. It serves\u2064 as a symbol of their dedication to upholding the principles set forth by the \u2064Founding \u2063Fathers of the United\u2064 States.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, even in a small community, the \u2063spirit\u2063 of the Second Amendment can be strong. Holton Township, Michigan has shown\u200d that size \u200cdoes \u200cnot determine the ability \u200bto\u200b stand tall in defense \u2063of constitutional rights. Their decision\u200c to declare themselves a Second Amendment Sanctuary and establish\u200c a militia is a \u2064reminder that\u200c the\u2064 fight for individual liberties and the \u200cpreservation of the Second \u200bAmendment\u200d is ongoing, \u2062regardless \u2063of the size of the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You don\u2019t have to be big to stand tall. Ask Holton Township, Michigan, which has adopted a Second Amendment Resolution declaring itself a Second Amendment Sanctuary. The Muskegon County community, which had 2,586 people as of the 2020 Census, is a little over 200 miles northwest of Detroit. 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