BURRILLVILLE, R.I. (AP) — A Rhode Island town has declared itself a "Second Amendment sanctuary."

The Burrillville Town Council unanimously passed a resolution Wednesday stating it supports the police department's right to exercise sound discretion when enforcing Second Amendment-related laws.

Councilman Jeremy Bailey told WJAR-TV that "should a law come down that we deem unconstitutional, we don't intend to enforce those laws."

The resolution also says Burrillville will not pay to store guns seized by police because of possible future legislation banning certain firearms.

Resolution sponsor Donald Fox tells The Providence Journal "we're thumbing our nose at the federal government."

Linda Finn, executive director of the Rhode Island Coalition Against Gun Violence, called the move "disturbing."

She says police don't have discretion over which laws they enforce.