1 By: Tammie Wilson 2 Introduced: 03/26/09 3 Adopted: 03/26/09 4 5 6 7 FAIRBANKS NORTH STAR BOROUGH 8 9 RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 10 10 11 A RESOLUTION OPPOSING “THE BLAIR HOLT FIREARM LICENSING AND 12 RECORD OF SALE ACT OF 2009” AND ANY INFRINGEMENTS ON THE RIGHT OF 13 LAW ABIDING CITIZENS TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS 14 15 WHEREAS, the 2nd Amendment of the U.S. Constitution states that “…the 16 right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” This statement is also 17 found in Article 1, Section 19 of the Alaska State Constitution; and 18 19 WHEREAS, the “Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 20 2009” has been introduced in the United States Congress and would require licensure 21 of firearm owners and extensive recordkeeping of transactions that result in the transfer 22 of certain firearms; and 23 24 WHEREAS, if passed the Act would make it a felony to possess a firearm 25 without a license, a felony to transfer a firearm to another person who is not licensed 26 and a felony to fail to report the loss or theft of a firearm to the attorney general within 27 72 hours; and 28 29 WHEREAS, District of Columbia v. Heller, (2008) is a landmark legal 30 case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the Second Amendment 31 to the United States Constitution protects an individual's right to possess a firearm for 32 private use. It was the first Supreme Court case in United States history to directly 33 address whether the right to keep and bear arms is a right of individuals or a collective 34 right that applies only to state-regulated militias. 35 36 WHEREAS, private ownership of firearms has been a key component of 37 our national defense and constitutes notice to our enemies that Americans are a free 38 people and a people free to defend themselves; and 39 40 WHEREAS, the Act would diminish this traditional component of our 41 national defense and place undue restrictions upon otherwise law abiding citizens 42 placing onerous restrictions on gun ownership. 43 44 Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 10 Page 1 of 2 45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Assembly of the 46 Fairbanks North Star Borough opposes the Blair Holt Firearm Licensing and Record of 47 Sale Act of 2009 and any legislation that would infringe on the people’s right to keep 48 and bear arms. 49 50 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this resolution shall be sent 51 to the Honorable Senator Lisa Murkowski, the Honorable Senator Mark Begich, the 52 Honorable Senator Don Young and the Honorable Governor Sarah Palin. 53 54 PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 26th DAY OF MARCH 2009. 55 56 57 Ayes: Beck, Blanchard II, Musick, Sattley, Stringer, Hopkins, Wilson, Winters 58 Noes: None 59 Excused: Brown Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska RESOLUTION NO. 2009- 10 Page 2 of 2 .