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County mulls ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ status By James Ivancic Times Staff Writer
The Fauquier County Board of Supervisors is weighing whether to designate Fauquier County a “Second Amendment Sanctuary” in a show of support for gun ownership rights. A Second Amendment Sanctuary declaration could state the county’s opposition to any legislation that would limit gun rights, but the resolution would not have any legal effect. The wave of resolutions from other rural counties declaring sanctuary status follows the Democratic Party winning control of
the Virginia General Assembly in the Nov. 5 election and expectation that action on gun regulation legislation will follow. Democrats could consider so-called “red flag” laws, which would enable guns to be taken away temporarily from people who might injure themselves or others. They may also consider legislation to ban high-capacity ammunition magazines and expand background checks for private party sales and gun show purchases. A ban on assault weapons may also be on the table. During the July General Assembly special session – which was cut short by Republicans after only 90
minutes – Democratic legislators proposed about 30 bills affecting gun use and sales. Dinwiddie County became the sixth Virginia county to be a Second Amendment Sanctuary following a vote of its supervisors on Thursday, WWBT in Richmond reported. Appomattox, Campbell, Carroll, Charlotte and Pittsylvania counties previously took that action. In their resolution, the Dinwiddie supervisors said they don’t want county funds used to restrict gun rights. The Second Amendment Sanctuary movement has also been seen in Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona and
Texas, according to Reason magazine. In Fauquier, “People have been contacting me through social media” about the sanctuary matter, said Supervisors Chairman Chris Butler, R-Lee District. As of Wednesday, he said he had heard from about a half dozen people. At the very least, the supervisors are expected to discuss the sanctuary matter at their next regular monthly meeting on Dec. 12. “We’ll probably have a discussion if we get a lot of calls or have a large turnout,” Butler said. See SANCTUARY, page 8
FHS Campus Overhead
Athletic Field Improvements to be Funded from Fund Raising Practice Field Improvements In design phase $375,000
All-Weather Courts “Old Tennis Court Project” Fund Raising in Progress - $100K
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The side-by-side charging sites are part of the Tesla Destination Charging network.
First two Tesla charging stations installed in Warrenton Staff Reports On Thursday afternoon, Town of Warrenton officials announced the installation of a new charging site in the Tesla Destination Charging network. The site, which has two charging stations side by side, will allow any electric vehicles to charge, with an adapter. The stations are free for drivers to use. See TESLA, page 4 INSIDE Business.............................................13 Classified............................................34 Communities......................................29 Faith...................................................27
Upgrade to Artifical Turf Pending Approval $1,100,000
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Funding the Future of Fauquier Athletics would like to renovate Fauquier High’s old tennis courts, the practice fields out behind the school and Falcon Field, where students play football, soccer and lacrosse.
Group would like to fund artificial turf at Fauquier High Funding the Future of Fauquier Athletics has plans to improve sports fields By Robin Earl
Times Staff Writer
The group named Funding the Future of Fauquier Athletics needs to raise another $10,000 to $15,000 beHealth and Wellness............................21 Horse Sports.......................................20 Lifestyle..............................................23 Opinion...............................................10
fore its members can finalize plans to refurbish the old tennis courts behind Fauquier High School’s football field. FFFA’s “small project” would place artificial turf on the tennis courts and convert them to team sport practice fields, at a total cost of $100,000. The group also has a “medium project” in mind that would regrade some practice fields behind the
school and convert two and a half fields into three and a half. The price tag on that project is about $375,000. Those field improvements would make a big difference to athletes at Fauquier High, but FFFA is thinking bigger still. It’s “big project” is a $1.1 million conversion of Falcon Field – See TURF, page 4
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