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212664v1 <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA <br />RESOLUTION NO. 20-_____ <br />A RESOLUTION DECLARING ORONO A SECOND <br />AMENDMENT DEDICATED CITY <br />WHEREAS, the Second Amendment of the United States Constitution reads “A well- <br />regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and <br />bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”; and <br />WHEREAS, the federal and state governments have numerous laws, statutes, and regulations <br />relating to firearms ownership, purchase, transportation, transfer, carry and use; <br />WHEREAS, Minnesota Statute §471.633 preempts municipalities from regulating firearms; <br />WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express opposition to any law that would restrict the <br />constitutional rights of the citizens of Orono to keep and bear arms; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to express its deep commitment to the rights of all <br />citizens of Orono to keep and bear arms, except those prohibited by current law. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orono: <br />1.City Council hereby expresses its intent to uphold and protect the Second Amendment <br />rights of the residents of Orono; <br />2.City Council hereby declares Orono as a "Second Amendment Dedicated City”; and <br />3.City Council hereby declares its intent to oppose, through legal means, any <br />infringement on the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms. <br />ADOPTED, this _____ day of ____________, 2020, by the City Council of the City of <br />Orono, Minnesota. <br />CITY OF ORONO <br />By <br />Dennis Walsh, Mayor <br />ATTEST: <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk <br />Exhibit B