The Madera County Board of Supervisors will consider a resolution Tuesday expressing its support for the Second Amendment and affirming the right of residents to keep and bear arms.

According to the board’s official agenda, the item was submitted by District 1 and calls for discussion and consideration of a resolution backing gun rights. The move aligns with a growing national trend among counties declaring themselves “Second Amendment Sanctuaries” in response to stricter state gun laws.

The timing follows the enactment of Assembly Bill 1127, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Oct. 8. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino), the bill amends California Penal Code Section 27540 to prohibit the sale of certain semiautomatic pistols that can be readily converted into machine guns usi

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