The residents of a small Michigan community decided to take back their power in the wake of tyrannical, anti-gun legislation signed by Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Holton Township, located in Muskegon County, formed a militia and passed a resolution declaring itself a Second Amendment sanctuary township.

“While that move was a symbolic gesture to voice their opposition to the new regulations, they added on an addendum— the township formed a militia,” FOX 17 reports.

“There are people here that think it’s gonna increase violence, it’s gonna make everybody scared of Holton Township, and it makes a bad light of us and everything else, but that is not our intent,” Township Manager Alan Jager told FOX 17.

“I don’t want anybody to think we’re going to be running around town with guns. I don’t want them to do that under any circumstances,” he added.

FOX 17 reports:

Jager says they have no plans to establish a truly on-the-ground armed militia in Muskegon County, but says there will be safety protocols in place to join on paper.

“You can’t get in the militia if you cannot pass a federal background check— both mental and a felony conviction,” Jager explained.

He says this is by no means an invitation for unlawful behavior in the township.

“Anything that the state or federal government passes, I’m telling you, you can’t come to Holton and think you’re gonna get away with something…No, you’re going to jail,” he added.

He says they formed the militia in an attempt to protect those citizens of Holton Township who could be targeted by an extreme risk protection order in the future.

The hope is to provide people with more of a semblance of due process when facing the prospect of having their firearms seized.

“If you go to court, [you can say] I have a right to these guns because I need them to protect myself and to protect my community,” Jager said Wednesday.

The militia’s formation follows Gov. Whitmer signing a series of bills that “enact a protocol to seize firearms from individuals deemed possible threats,” the outlet noted.

The protocol would allow individuals to seek an extreme risk protection order against someone they believe poses an immediate threat to themselves or others.

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