Posted on 01/16/2013 2:37:37 PM PST by LiveFreeOrDie2001
Pine City, MN (NNCNOW.com ) -- A Pine County Sheriff is responding to the Second Amendment to the Constituition about the right to keep and bear firearms. The letter is included.
An open letter to the citizens of Pine County:
As Sheriff of Pine County, it is important for residents to know my position as it relates to the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. In the past week I have had several requests and one meeting on this matter. Normally I attempt to remain neutral on matters of politics but this issue transcends political division and I feel it appropriate to state my position.
I believe that the right to keep and bear firearms is fundamental to our individual freedom and that firearms are a part of life in our county. The Federal Government has a constitutional role in the governance of our republic but the United States of America is a democratic republic of individual sovereign states. Each state has the absolute right to establish laws, within the confines of the constitution which is the supreme law of this republic, to regulate behavior.
As Sheriff, I swore an oath to follow the Constitution of the United States and to enforce the laws of the State of Minnesota. I believe current state law is sufficient to protect the public safety while providing individuals the right to keep and bear arms.
If the State of Minnesota desires to change current law, then it must do so through the legitimate process of legislation. In my opinion it is a moral sin to erode freedom through obscure regulation and administrative rules. I believe this is also true for both State and Federal Government.
I do not believe the Federal Government or any individual in the Federal Government has the right to dictate to the states, counties or municipalities any mandate, regulation or administrative rule that violates the United States Constitution or it various amendments. I would view any such mandate, regulation or administrative rule illegal and refuse to carry it out.
Robin K. Cole Pine County Sheriff
I really really really hope that pic is actually true!
Cole has always been one of the good guys.
Does anyone know if there is pending legislation in Michigan to do what is happening right now in Illinois. Many of my neighbors are from Illinois these are their second homes and they are preparing to transfer and transport everything here in Michigan.
Awesome. Can he run for a higher office?
You’re right - I think he should run for higher offices!
We’re just a republic, not a democratic republic. That would be North Korea, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
I’ll bet ya’ the Suffolk County Sheriff (NY) is 180 degrees off of this guy.
They must have had very advanced schools back then, I wonder how the Greeks knew that?.... ;)
They must have had very advanced schools back then, I wonder how the Greeks knew that?.... ;)
Why take the time to research your work and get it accurate when it's so much quicker to just make stuff up on the fly. AP...what can you say?
The blog is known as www.secondcitycop/blogspot.com. The moderator talks a tough game against the socialist mayor rahm emanuel, and the leftist policies that tie the hands of the cops so they can't do their jobs, so that obozo’s voting base can be free to kill and thug on a daily basis. That's why Chicago has the highest number of murders in the nation. But in view of the fact that this blog won't pass along info on OathKeepers, I wonder if this cop/moderator is talking out of both sides of his mouth when it comes to protecting law-abiding, tax-paying citizens of Chicago as it pertains to their right to bear arms and the 2nd Amendment, and whether these Chicago officers would go against a citizen's rights, although they did take a oath to do otherwise. Anyone know anything about this?
Isn’t that cute, the caption writer thinks “Molon Labe” is Latin.
Its AP, Associated Prostitutes, or is that Presstitutes?
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