I was just reading something about the ‘Dillon Rule’ and how it says the state has the legal power to force local governments to comply.
Anyone know about this?
That is essentially correct; as Virginia has been a “Dillon Rule” Commonwealth since the mid-1890’s when the GA passed that legislation.
HOWEVER; the “Dillon Rule” IMHO does NOT overrule either the Va or the U.S. Constitutions; both of which reinforce the concept that the RTKBA is vested in “the body of the people...” The Va Constitution further emphasizes that this wording does not refer to the National Guard or any other government entity. At the time the Va Constitution was written, it referred to all free men living in Va. Today it would certainly apply to all non-felon citizens of Va of sound mind and over the age of 18.
For the above reasons, my independent city and a few other cities and counties in Va have chosen to pass “Constitutional Resolutions” which I believe is a more correct and legally defensible course than the so called “sanctuary city/county” approach.