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Sheriffs Nationwide Refusing To Enforce Gun Control Laws
Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County, Colo. Image source: CSMonitor
State legislatures may pass laws tightening gun controls, but many sheriffs across the country are refusing to enforce them.
Some sheriffs accuse the laws of being too vague or violating the Second Amendment. In Colorado, for example, 55 out of 62 of the state’s elected sheriffs joined a federal lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state’s new gun control laws, which mandate background checks for private gun sales and ban magazines that carry more than 15 rounds of ammunition, according to The New York Times.
In California, Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon E. Lopey said enforcing gun laws was not a priority for his office, adding that residents of his rural jurisdiction are also frustrated by U.S. Forest Service and Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
“Our way of life means nothing to these politicians, and our interests are not being promoted in the legislative halls of Sacramento or Washington, D.C.,” he told the newspaper.
Lopey joined a delegation of sheriffs who met with Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, to ask him to veto legislation banning semiautomatic rifles with detachable magazines and lead ammunition for hunting. Brown vetoed the rifle bill but signed the ammunition bill.
Source: http://www.offthegridnews.com/2013/12/18/sheriffs-nationwide-refusing-to-enforce-gun-control-laws/
