A wave of counties and towns in Virginia are declaring themselves "sanctuaries" for the Second Amendment, but the resolutions are largely symbolic, legal experts say. "It's mostly a political statement," said Richard Schragger, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, who focuses on the intersection of the Constitution and local law. Rather than challenging an existing statute, the resolutions are "mostly expressive and symbolic" declarations, he said. "In Virginia, state law supersedes local law. Citizens and local officials have to comply with state law even if a county decla...