A Portsmouth resolution over the right to bear arms will remain intact.
Tuesday night, Portsmouth City Council members planned to talk about a resolution to rescind the “Second Amendment resolution,” but instead reversed course, making no changes.
The vote didn’t faze gun owner Maxx Johnson of Portsmouth.
“I don’t think it really matters either way,” Johnson said. “People in Portsmouth are going to have their guns regardless.”
The initial resolution was passed at the start of 2020 after Democrats won control of the state House and Senate.
The City of Portsmouth become part of growing trend, declaring themselves as “Second Amendment sanctuary cities.”
The resolution showed opposition to future gun control laws and quickly became a hot button issue.
“We received over 100 letters from citizens on this matter, and it’s a not matter of our moral courage,” Lucas-Burke said. “We know that we all support the Second Amendment.”
Council members voted 4-3 to withdraw the new resolution from the agenda.