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WHEREAS, the Ocean County Board of chosen Freeholders has a long history of support for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst and supports the locating of the Fourth Army Corps Headquarters on the Joint Base; and
WHEREAS, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders will continue to place its highest priority on facilitating community partnerships and supporting the vital missions that are critical to our national defense and our community welfare.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Township Council of the Township of Jackson, County of Ocean and State of New Jersey, that:
Jackson Township supports the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders in their support of the siting of the Fourth Army Corps Headquarters at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
Upon the adoption of this resolution, the Clerk is authorized to forward a certified copy to Governor Phil Murphy, Congressman Chris Smith, Senator Samuel Thompson, Assemblyman Ronald Dancer and Assemblyman Robert Clifton, the Ocean County Board of Chosen Freeholders, all Ocean County Mayors, and New Jersey Defense Enhancement Coalition.
DATED: 2-25-20
RESOLUTION 136R-20
TITLE: RESOLUTION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF JACKSON TO SUPPORT THE PRESERVATION OF THE SECOND AMENDMENT
WHEREAS, the Second Amendment to the Constitution states “a well-regulated militia necessary to the security of free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed”; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court in the District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) affirmed that the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms is not connected in any way to the service of the militia; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Supreme Court in United States v. Miller, 307 U.S. 174 (1939) stated firearms that are part of ordinary military use (weapons of common use) that can contribute to the common defense are protected by the Second Amendment; and
WHEREAS, abridging the rights of lawful gun owners does not reduce the criminal use of firearms by violent offenders; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey Second Amendment Society and Mark Cheeseman v. Christopher S. Porrino (U.S. District Court Third Circuit) stated "the Second Amendment extends, prima facie, to all instruments that constitute bearable arms, even those not in existence at the time of the founding"; and
WHEREAS, New Jersey’s Gun Control Law is highly purposed and conscientiously designed toward preventing criminal and other unfit elements from acquiring firearms while enabling the fit elements of society to obtain them with minimal burdens and inconveniences (Burton v. Sills, 52 N.J. 86 (1968)); and
WHEREAS, a law-abiding citizen of the State of New Jersey who possesses a NJ Firearms Purchaser Identification card has met the burden of proof to be a law-abiding citizen and is immune from further legislation and laws that are in violation of the