More Sheriffs Join "the Resistance"
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January 30, 2013 AFP
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Growing numbers of local politicians, lawmen vow to resist any federal
gun ban/confiscation schemes
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By Pat Shannan
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The nation is up in arms. Following the announcement by Kentucky
Sheriff Denny Peyman that no federal gun-grabbing statutes would be
recognized and enforced in his county, a number of sheriffs and local
politicians around the country have come forward to show their support
for the Second Amendment.
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Oregon Sheriff Tim Mueller went public with a letter he had written to
Vice President Joe Biden that went even further.
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Some of the text stated: "We must not allow, nor shall we tolerate, the
action of criminals, no matter how heinous the crimes, to prompt
politicians to enact laws that will infringe upon the liberties of the
responsible citizens who have broken no laws."
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Mueller went on to respectfully inform Biden that no such federal
regulations would be honored in Linn County, Oregon.
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The Mueller letter motivated Cherokee County, Georgia Sheriff Roger
Garrison to publish a long letter of Second Amendment support in his
local paper wherein he quoted and reiterated the Oregon sheriff's
sentiments.
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Texas went further. Republican state Representative Steve Toth filed in
the Texas state legislature his newly drafted "Firearms Protection
Act," which would make illegal any federal laws imposed by
presidential order or passed by Congress restricting any type of gun
ownership. His bill calls for the arrest and jailing of any federal
official attempting to enforce these types of statutes in Texas.
Oklahoma legislators followed suit, though they call for politicians to
face five years for gutting the Second Amendment.
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Thirty out of the 33 sheriffs in New Mexico appeared at Santa Fe's
Capitol offices on January 17 to remind the governor and others that he
and they had sworn an oath to uphold and defend the Constitution, which
included the people's right to bear arms.
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In Burlington, Vermont, outraged citizens packed city hall to contest
the proposed change to the city charter, which would ban semi-automatic
weapons.
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The Utah Sheriffs Association has written an open letter to President
Barack Obama, outlining its opposition to any executive orders altering
gun laws. “As professional peace officers, we understand this:
Lawful violence must sometimes be employed to deter and stop criminal
violence,†they wrote.
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The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association has announced
the increased support of nearly 100 sheriffs and is publishing a form
letter for anyone to use to query the local sheriff on whether he
intends to join this movement and if not, then why he does not.
http://americanfreepress.net/?p=8263 . ____
Pat Shannan is an AFP contributing editor and the author of several
best-selling videos and books.
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