Posted on 01/24/2013 1:18:16 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
The Utah Sheriffs’ Association has sent a letter to President Barack Obama warning him its members will not allow guns to be taken from the state’s residents.
No government jurisdiction has made such a threat, however, the association acted in response to Obama’s recent proposals about ways to reduce gun violence in the nation, said Grand County Sheriff Steve White, one of 28 sheriffs who support the Jan. 17 letter.
White said the association wants to send the message that any changes in gun laws should be done through legislation, not by executive order. Approving the letter is an example of free speech rights, White added.
“Every sheriff has the right to speak and do what they think is best for their constituents,” he said. The sheriff said he will be glad to discuss the issue with anyone who wants to call his office.
San Juan County Sheriff Rick Eldredge also signed on to the letter.
Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder is the only Utah sheriff not backing the association’s stance. Winder is not a member of the association, but said he wouldn’t support the letter even if he were.
Winder called the letter unnecessary and “confrontational” in tone, saying he believes constituents in his county would agree.
The letter states, “… as the duly-elected sheriffs of our respective counties, we will enforce the rights guaranteed to our citizens by the Constitution. No federal official will be permitted to descend upon our constituents and take from them what the Bill of Rights – in particularly Amendment II – has given them...
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“No federal official will be permitted to ... take from them what the Bill of Rights ... has given them ...”
ERROR! Guaranteed them, not given. The Bill of Rights gives you nothing.
I want a bumper sticker to say:
A Police State is a Safe State
Sad to see that Salt Lake City is just like other big cities in the country. Oh well, Utah has only one turd in the sheriff’s punchbowl. Good for Utah, their sheriffls are leading the way. Probably better than any of the other states, including Texas!
Note to Texans:” Where is your “Sheriff’s List?”
There are 58 counties in California. There are twelve California Sheriff’s on the list thus far.
Wonder how much longer Winder will be sheriff ?
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