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Sheriff Nace Stands Tall For Gun Rights In Pennsylvania
Sheriff Carl Nace of Perry County, Pennsylvania, has upheld his Oath by refusing to turn over the names and addresses of concealed carry permit applicants his office processes, to three county auditors, who have filed a lawsuit against him in court. They believe they need this information to properly audit the sheriff’s office. Sheriff Nace replied to them that such information is protected under the state criminal code. He refused to give the auditors the names of applicants for concealed carry permits.
Sheriffs have a unique role in law enforcement. Unlike their counterpart the police chief, they are elected by the people. That fact makes them accountable to the people. It forms a special bond of trust between the sheriff and his constituents. Unlike the traditional police chief, who is only accountable to the city council and mayor, the County Sheriff is the highest law enforcement authority in his County. Sheriffs such as Sheriff Nace have a strong belief in the Bill of Rights and its power to restrain an unchecked government body. In this case there are three rogue auditors who suggest that they have special “privilege” to circumvent the law in defiance of a Sheriff who has taken a stand for law and order to protect the rights of his County’s citizens. Sheriff Nace has decided to do what is right. He is honoring his Oath to the people as required by the Constitution.
How It Arose To Confrontation In Court
The three County Auditors, operating from a mental perspective which prompted them to ask for private records, were obviously operating from a conceited and exaggerated sense of their own worth as well as from a wish to exert arrogant authoritarian mentality in the execution of their duties as auditors. That was evidenced blatantly when the three refused to show up in Court on September 02, 2014, to prosecute the lawsuit they themselves initiated.
Oath Keepers, the County Commission, the Pennsylvania Sheriffs Association, the Prince Law Firm, the State law itself, and a large number of Pennsylvania residents/citizens are backing Sheriff Nace, much to the chagrin of the three anti-gun women who comprise the County Auditor group suing Sheriff Nace.
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