The Jefferson County Board is expected to pass a resolution declaring the county a “sanctuary for gun owners” at its regularly scheduled meeting tonight.

This comes on the heels of the Effingham County Board passing their own resolution modeled after Iroquois County.

Although the resolution may not have much legal standing, Effingham county board member David Campbell says it is more about standing up to the state of Illinois that, he says, is infringing on residents’ unalienable rights.

The Jefferson County Board meeting will begin at 7pm tonight in the basement of the county courthouse.