On Tuesday, August 26, the Mountain Home, Idaho, city council will vote on adopting a resolution proclaiming the city a Second Amendment sanctuary.

City Council Chambers
160 South 3rd East
Mountain Home, Idaho
Tuesday, August 26, 2025, at 5:00 pm

New Business #6
Action Item: Deliberation/Decision regarding draft Resolution declaring the City of Mountain Home to be a Second Amendment Sanctuary City.

ISAA encourages you to email the council and the mayor at City Hall. Phone: 208-587-2104

This is the link to the city council email. Open the webpage and click on email.

https://mountain-home.us/city-government/city-council

It is important to note, that resolutions are only as strong as the people elected to uphold them. Council members, mayors, chief of police, and Sheriffs who understand and are willing to enforce the Constitution are critical

Read the resolution below:

“A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN HOME, ELMORE COUNTY, IDAHO, DECLARING THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN HOME, IDAHO, TO BE A SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARY CITY, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE

WHEREAS the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms is guaranteed as an Individual Right under the Second Amendment to the United States Constitution and under the Constitution of the State of Idaho, Article 1, Section 11, and;

WHEREAS the Right of the People to Keep and Bear Arms for defense of Life, Liberty.

and Property is regarded as an Inalienable Right by the People of the City of Mountain Home, Idaho, and;

WHEREAS, the Mountain Home City Council has been elected to represent the People of Mountain Home, Idaho, and being duly sworn by their Oath of Office to uphold the United States Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Idaho, and;

WHEREAS, the citizens of Mountain Home are opposed to any legislation considered by the Idaho State Legislature or the United States Congress that would infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms and would ban the possession and use of any firearms, magazines, ammunition, or accessories now employed by individual citizens of Mountain Home, for defense of life, liberty, and property or would require firearms owner’s ID or tax the possession of the firearm’s or ammunition within Mountain Home, Idaho.

THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Mountain Home City Council hereby declares the City of Mountain Home to be a Second Amendment Sanctuary City.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mountain Home City Council does hereby oppose the enactment of any legislation that would infringe upon the rights of the People to keep and bear arms and consider such laws to be unconstitutional and beyond lawful legislative authority.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the People of Mountain Home, Idaho, affirm support of the Mountain Home Police Department, and additionally, specifically to exercise sound discretion to not enforce against any citizen any unconstitutional laws.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mountain Home City Council will not appropriate any funds for any enforcement of unconstitutional laws against the People of Mountain Home, Idaho.”