The Craig City Council met on Monday, March 11th and declared Craig a “sanctuary city”, according to the Craig Press. After the Moffat County Commissioners declared a similar stance, the city council postponed its agenda to discuss the sanctuary city resolution.The reason is the proposed bill, HB 19-1177, in the Colorado State Legislature would grant family members or law enforcement to petition a court to seize a resident’s firearms for up to 14 days if that person is perceived as a threat. The bill is referred to as a “red flag” bill because it also can be used by a judge to issue a search warrant and seize firearms. The city has determined that the state’s red flag law violates the U.S. Constitution’s Second and Fourth Amendments and as such will exercise local legislative authority as a sanctuary city.
