The National Farmers Union says it rejects a resolution passed by the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities that calls for more legal rights for people to protect themselves and their property.

The group says the resolution reveals what the group calls a dangerous undercurrent of fear and aggression in rural Saskatchewan.

Youth adviser Christopher Sanford Beck says the focus must be on building relationships between rural neighbours -- both indigenous and non-indigenous.

SARM president Ray Orb said this week the resolution was not directed at anyone in particular, but was more about a rise in the number of break-ins and thefts in rural and urban areas.