BROWN CO, WI (WTAQ) – After a marathon session Wednesday night Brown County will not be Wisconsin’s second gun sanctuary county.
Supervisors listened to dozens of people who wanted to see the county make a statement to lawmakers in Madison about the Second Amendment.
Supervisor Patrick Moynihan, a guest on WTAQ’s Morning News with Matt & Earl, says the debate when on for hours and became heated at times.
“Some minor issues with folks not getting along with one another and being removed from the room.”
The non-binding resolution would re-enforce the county’s support for the 2nd amendment and the right to bear arms. That’s after an earlier version, allowing the county sheriff to ignore changes in gun laws was voted down.
“And that was not acceptable to certainly myself and some of the other executive committee members.”
Ultimately, Moynihan says nothing emerged from the 4-plus hours of debate that a majority of supervisors could agree on.
The board was evenly split on the issue.
“In the end, the amended version from the Executive Committee, the resolution, was defeated on a 13-13 vote.”
The tie vote means Brown County will not make any declaration.
Florence County in Wisconsin passed a similar resolution in November, becoming the first county in Wisconsin to take a stance.
