What is a 'Second Amendment Sanctuary' State, and what would happen if Texas became one?

[Elderberry]

El Paso Times by Chad Lyle 4/9/2021

Texas could soon join the ranks of a small, but growing, club of states that have passed laws that designate them as second amendment “sanctuaries.”

On Tuesday, the State Affairs Committee in the Texas House approved House Bill 2622, which would prevent state resources to enforce any new federal restrictions on firearms and ammunition. The bill, titled the Second Amendment Sanctuary State Act, would prevent state officials from enforcing new federal gun ownership rules, such as firearm registries, licensing requirements and confiscation programs.

It mirrors legislation that previously passed in Alaska, Kansas, Idaho, Wyoming, and, most recently, Arizona.

“Basically, we’re freezing Texas state law and federal laws in place that have to do with guns,” said the bill’s author, Rep. Justin Holland, R-Rockwall. “And (we’re) not recognizing, at the state level, any federal changes.”

Holland said he had worked closely with Gov. Greg Abbott’s office to write the legislation. Abbott had expressed his desire to make Texas a second amendment “Sanctuary State” during his 2021 State of the State address. Both officials have said they want to pass the legislation this session to counter a push by the Biden Administration to enact new gun control measures.

“Current impending federal legislation and potentially forthcoming presidential executive orders from Washington D.C. are threatening to infringe on the constitutional rights of Texans,” Holland said. “Particularly the right to self-defense and to keep and bear arms.”

More: https://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2021/04/09/what-would-happen-if-texas-became-second-amendment-sanctuary-state/7146515002/

[PeteS in CA]

Simple. Illegal immigrant sanctuary states/cities impede enforcement of constitutional laws. "Second Amendment Sanctuary" states impede enforcement of unconstitutional laws.