Michael Chitwood, the current Chief of the DBPD is no friend of gun owners or The Second Amendment (or even The First, but that's another story).
In the past, as Chief Chitwood has appeared on local TV and Radio programs has openly expressed his hostility to gun owners who have chosen to exercise their 2nd Amendment rights.
He has stated that law abiding individuals have no need to possess 1000 rounds of ammunition in their homes.
He has also referred to individuals who decided to legally open carry while fishing as "knuckeheads".(DBPD-Controversies)
In other interviews he has spoken out against high capacity mags and "assault rifles".
I find it mind boggling that the NRA would give this clown an "A' rating let alone endorse him.
Also, the card the NRA sent out implies that all the candidates are Republicans. They are not! This is a non partisan race, however if you dig deep enough you will find the Republicans: scroll down to Sheriff's race -Volusia Republicans Endorse Some In Non-Partisan Races
Remember this is not a primary for Sheriff. Winner becomes Sheriff.
You can visit each of the candidates websites here:
So far it looks like Dave Brannon is the only one who says he supports the 2nd Amendment AND the Constitution on his site. He is also one of the two Republicans. The other one is Eric Dietrich.
No need to remind anyone that if we get nailed by a hurricane again (God forbid) we don't want a gun grabber as Sheriff. Choose wisely.
Oh, and if you feel like it be sure to let the NRA know what they can do with this endorsement and why.
You can let Chitwood know how you feel on his Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/votechitwood/?fref=ts
Scroll down about halfway where he mentioned his NRA endorsement, some others are calling him on his past positions.
Bizarre
I live in Southern Maine, Portland area.
Chitwood used to be the Police Chief of Portland.
His favorite place was in front of the TV cameras.
How in the world he could be endorsed by any pro 2nd amendment organization is beyond me. He was in no way conservative, and I’d say anti gun if anything. I would seriously doubt he’d support a home owner’s right to defend his home.
My dad, who’s now 86 and a former pastor and gun store owner, never swears, but had a special name for this guy.
Bookmark....
NRA also endorsed Joe Manchin for US Senate ... TWICE. The man is a gungrabbing scumbag.
Would this be the same NRA who gave dingy harry an “A” rating? That NRA?
Bizarre indeed. What are they smoking over there?????
Liberals like Michael Moore have NRA life memberships because they want to vote and take NRA from within
Joe, Florida ping please ... emphasis on Volusia County.
Is this the Chitwood who was the chief of police in Portland Maine 20 years ago?
Since you're from Florida, you can be forgiven for being surprised by the actions of our *friends* at the NRA. But in Wyoming, we've been getting it for a couple of years now.