ROGERS CITY — The Presque Isle County Board of Commissioners will consider becoming a Second Amendment sanctuary on Thursday.

The board plans to discuss a resolution declaring support for the Second Amendment and saying the county would “not enforce against any citizen an unconstitutional firearms law.”

The meeting is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the District Court courtroom at the county courthouse, 151 E. Huron Ave., Rogers City.

“We’re just going to discuss it,” board Chairman Lee Gapczynski said.

Discussion of the same resolution led to some raised voices at the Alpena County Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday.

Alcona County is also discussing the resolution, but has not put it on a meeting agenda.

Gapczynski said he didn’t know whether action would be taken in Presque Isle County, because he hasn’t talked to the other commissioners. He said Commissioner Nancy Shutes asked for the resolution to be added to the meeting agenda.

Shutes said she wants the resolution discussed because Gov. Gretchen Whitmer “is wanting to do away with our guns.

“We as counties need to take the precautions to not have that happen,” she said.

Presque Isle County Sheriff Joe Brewbaker said the resolution would make the county a “safe haven” for gun owners. He said the resolutions have come about because Whitmer has said she supports red-flag laws.

Whitmer in August called for tougher gun laws on Twitter and affirmed her support for laws that would allow firearms to be temporarily removed from someone who poses a risk to themselves or others. The laws also would restrict that individual from purchasing a gun during that time.

Several states have introduced similar proposals in the wake of deadly mass shootings around the country.

Calls to the governor’s office were not immediately returned.

Brewbaker said Cheboygan, Oscoda, and Mackinac counties have passed the resolutions.

The resolutions are non-binding. All governments are required to uphold the Constitution, and federal and state law trump local ordinances.

Brewbaker said that, whether county officials pass the resolution or not, he is still required to uphold all of the amendments of the U.S. Constitution and it would not change the way he does his job. Brewbaker said citizens are afforded due process and that deputies are required to have just cause before a gun could be lawfully taken.

“We’re going to do our job the same way,” he said.

County commissioners, however, are not the only elected officials considering Second Amendment sanctuary resolutions.

Last week, a resolution to declare Michigan a Second Amendment sanctuary was introduced in the state House by state Rep. Gary Eisen, R-St. Clair Township. The bill was introduced with the support of 13 other Republicans, including state Rep. Sue Allor, R-Wolverine, who represents Northeast Michigan. The resolution has been referred to the House Committee on Government Operations.

“Both our United States and Michigan constitutions protect citizens’ rights to bear arms,” Allor said in a statement. “House Resolution 291 is a reaffirmation of that fact. With what is happening in other parts of the country, people are concerned similar action might happen here in Michigan. I campaigned as a supporter of the Second Amendment, I’ve legislated the past three years as a supporter of the Second Amendment, and I will continue to serve as a supporter of the Second Amendment.”

CORRECTION: This story has been updated to reflect the correct spelling of Nancy Shutes’ name.