Commissioner Adam LoweCLEVELAND, Tenn. – Bradley County commissioners want to send a message to state and federal legislators that they support the right to bear arms as provided by the Constitution and state law.
On Tuesday, commissioners voted 13-0 for a resolution introduced by Commissioner Adam Lowe that urges the county’s state and federal representatives “to support any and all legislation that preserves the gun ownership and carry rights of the citizens of Bradley County, the State of Tennessee and the United States.”
“The reason why we see it necessary to send this formal message is because most federal and state laws actually have to be carried out on the local level,” Lowe said after the commission meeting.
Commissioner Jeff Morelock, the only commissioner to abstain from the vote, expressed mixed feelings on the matter. Ultimately, he said, he did not believe the Bradley County Commission has any authority in constitutional issues.
“I fully support Second Amendment rights, I fully support that,” he said. “I just think we’ve gone crazy in this country about guns.”