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Sheriff Hanlin's views, Facebook posting criticized
NRToday ^ | 10/9/2015

Posted on 10/09/2015 3:41:33 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie

The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence may want Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin to step down because of his Second Amendment views, but it appears the flap has, if anything, increased local support for the sheriff.

Douglas County Commissioner Tim Freeman was with Hanlin night and day as the tragedy unfolded at Umpqua Community College on Thursday, as victims were identified and grieving families and community gathered by candlelight. He watched Hanlin handle the media circus that descended on Roseburg and saw him answer the same questions again and again, patiently and respectfully, without backing down on his Second Amendment stance but without dwelling on it either.

Always, Freeman said, Hanlin diverted the topic back to supporting victims and families.

“He never lost sight of the importance that his role is in supporting those families and our community,” Freeman said.

Hanlin has filed to run for re-election in 2016. He has been Douglas County’s sheriff for seven years and served as a police officer here for 26 years.

So why did the Brady Campaign this week tell reporters Hanlin should walk away from the shooting investigation and step down from office?

In May, Governor Kate Brown signed expanded background checks into law. Sheriff Hanlin said he would not enforce them.

Detractors also point to a letter Hanlin wrote to Vice President Joe Biden in 2013.

In the letter, written just weeks after the Dec. 14, 2012, shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, Hanlin said, “Gun control is NOT the answer to preventing heinous crimes like school shootings.”

Hanlin also wrote he would be violating his oath to uphold the Constitution if he enforced an unconstitutional law, adding that any law “offending the constitutional rights of my citizens shall not be enforced by me or by my deputies, nor will I permit the enforcement of any unconstitutional regulations or orders by federal officers within the borders of Douglas County Oregon.”

Hanlin has also come under fire for posting a Sandy Hook conspiracy theory video on Facebook. The video suggested the Sandy Hook shooting was staged by the federal government.

“This makes me wonder who we can trust anymore ... Watch, listen, and keep an open mind,” Hanlin wrote in the Jan. 13, 2013, post. The post was deleted, but not before several organizations captured pictures of it.

“John Hanlin has clearly demonstrated that his political ideology trumps his responsibility to protect his community,” said Brady Campaign President Dan Gross in a statement issued Monday.

Freeman disagrees with Gross’ assertion.

“People that are using those terms simply don’t know John Hanlin. Our sheriff is honest and fair and reasonable, and he’s everything that a community should want in a sheriff,” Freeman said.

There’s no indication that national criticism has put a dent in local support for Hanlin. A new Facebook page started Monday, called Sheriff John Hanlin Should NOT Resign, had already generated 4,343 “likes” as of this morning.

Melrose resident Gabrielle Randall wrote on Facebook that no one outside Douglas County should be telling locals how to vote.

“The bullying of our small community that is going on nationally by Obama and the Brady Campaign, is disgusting and completely disrespectful,” she wrote. “WE elected him, and only WE can recall him. Funny thing though....WE don’t want to!”

“Give ’em Hell John!!” wrote Tim Rummel of Roseburg.

Diane Muetzel Anderson, a Douglas High School graduate, wrote, “We love our sheriff and aren’t willing to give him up!”

Hanlin could not be reached for comment.


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: banglist; oregon; roseburg
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To: Uncle Miltie

Douglas County Sheriff John Hanlin is the type sheriff we should have in every county of these United states.

Thanks for this thread and the pics of those great Americans.


21 posted on 10/09/2015 3:59:29 PM PDT by jazusamo (0bama to go 'full-Mussolini' after elections: Mark Levin....and the turkey has.)
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To: PROCON
Slight repetition, but some good additional signage:


22 posted on 10/09/2015 3:59:49 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: basil

The left says its the other way around.

And over in the corner the GOP whimpers.


23 posted on 10/09/2015 4:00:04 PM PDT by skeeter
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To: nascarnation

Good question.

As soon as word gets out that there are armed personnel in every school in the USA, these hideous events would stop in a heartbeat, always INHO, of course.


24 posted on 10/09/2015 4:01:34 PM PDT by basil ( God bless the USA!)
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25 posted on 10/09/2015 4:02:01 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: Uncle Miltie
Here is what the Fascist can not stomach. Sheriff Hanlin is the protector of the Douglas citizens' Constitutional rights and these citizens know it. He is elected by and sworn to protect the people in his jurisdiction from illegal state and federal action against his citizens. It is an extremely solemn and onerous duty. Other law enforcement officers in the governmental structure are appointed government hacks. A sheriff is directly appointed (elected) by the people. As such he is the last stop to tyrannical usurpation of his citizens' Constitutional rights.
26 posted on 10/09/2015 4:02:31 PM PDT by iontheball
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To: Uncle Miltie

That lady gave Ovomit an eyeful!

Seems like she may be ex-military, wearing BFDs.


27 posted on 10/09/2015 4:05:33 PM PDT by exit82 ("The Taliban is on the inside of the building" E. Nordstrom 10-10-12)
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28 posted on 10/09/2015 4:05:50 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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29 posted on 10/09/2015 4:08:45 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: basil
A local protestor. Oregon is an Open Carry state.


30 posted on 10/09/2015 4:10:32 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: PROCON
There was one pro-0bama attendee. She was outnumbered.


31 posted on 10/09/2015 4:11:36 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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32 posted on 10/09/2015 4:13:23 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: nascarnation
Gosh, I loved the conservative nature of Southern Oregon.


33 posted on 10/09/2015 4:14:45 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (We must first defeat RINOs before we can even encounter a Democrat to fight)
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To: Uncle Miltie
". . .political ideology trumps his responsibility to protect his community,” said Brady Campaign President Dan Gross

If the foo sh*ts, wear it, you K Street Gucci-goo. What do you know about Roseburg, Ore.?

34 posted on 10/09/2015 4:16:55 PM PDT by SamuraiScot
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To: Uncle Miltie

Dan Gross, when you are a resident of Douglas County OR, then and only then will you have the right to spout your opinion. Until then STFU and have an nice day :)


35 posted on 10/09/2015 4:17:23 PM PDT by ssschev (Pick up the can, throw out the trash.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

36 posted on 10/09/2015 4:41:34 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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37 posted on 10/09/2015 4:42:03 PM PDT by Travis McGee (www.EnemiesForeignAndDomestic.com)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Now if these chaps could do something about the Cake Baking Nazis.


38 posted on 10/09/2015 4:48:28 PM PDT by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: Uncle Miltie

Thank you for all the great pics of so many patriots. I was born and raised in Oregon, almost 66 years ago. These pics made me a bit homesick.


39 posted on 10/09/2015 5:06:51 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz REMAINS the only true Conservative in this race. ~~ just livin' life~~)
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40 posted on 10/10/2015 8:25:54 AM PDT by archy
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