Carbon County has not taken any formal position on a movement that has been happening in several municipalities regarding the Second Amendment in recent months.

Last week, Commissioner Chris Lukasevich said that the county has received several emails in support of affirming the Second Amendment guarantees in the Constitution.

That included 51 emails from county residents and 59 emails from noncounty residents supporting the movement; as well as a few emails opposing it.

Commissioners’ Chairman Wayne Nothstein said there were also some out-of-state residents who also urged Carbon County to consider taking action.

“We expect in the future that something will be presented formally to the board of commissioners,” Lukasevich said, adding that the county is continuing to accept comments on the matter and will take those comments into consideration when considering any action the board may possibly take in the future.

Earlier this year, a Jim Thorpe area native, Brandon Bell, began approaching municipalities requesting boards sign resolutions making that municipality a “Second Amendment Sanctuary.”

This movement in Carbon began because Bell was concerned with proposed federal laws such as H.R. 127, which deals with the licensing of firearm and ammunition possession, and would prohibit the possession of certain ammunition, and H.R. 130, which deals with the storage of firearms and ammunition.

So far, several municipalities have considered or passed the resolution, including Palmerton and Bowmanstown.

Other municipalities throughout Pennsylvania have also approved these resolutions last year.