[TalBlack]

“Borderline”. Always “borderline”.

[Noumenon]

Support your local Sherriff

[Walrus]

This has to happen again and again; those charged with enforcing ridiculous, unconstitutional laws should refuse to do so.

Those who are expected to obey ridiculous, unconstitutional laws should also refuse to do so.

Government derives its just powers from the consent og the governed. WE DO NOT CONSENT!

[faithhopecharity]

..”the rights of the Public to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed...”

(the sheriff is right, let’s hope there are a thousand more sheriffs with his Pride, Integrity, and Guts!)

[bikerman]

Good for him just a warning stay out of airplanes.

[TLI]

I would want to see just what the “expanded background check” consists of.

What EXACTLY is disqualifying criteria?

Who conducts such a check?

What databases are used?

Who controls those databases?

Who or what makes the final determination of the “permission?”

Without that it is obvious how this will turn out.

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[Wolfie]

Meanwhile, Sheriffs on Colorado are suing to enforce laws that no longer exist. What a country.

[Scrambler Bob]

Brady Campaign and Giffords -—

Aren’t these both literally brain damaged?

[Political Junkie Too]

The Obama Legacy will be that everyone has "prosecutorial discretion" now?

That's all that this sheriff has say, that he's simply exercising prosecutorial discretion just like Obama.

-PJ

[Spok]

If the Obama presidency has taught us anything it’s that the written law is strictly advisory. His “I have a phone and a pen” comment declared open season on the Constitution and a free-for-all on the rule of law. Of Course, let Congress write a letter to the Ayatollah about enforcement of treaties, and the leftist media shrieks like a scalded cat. The Rule of Law has become the Rule of Obama.

[TigersEye]

Colorado sheriffs overwhelmingly feel the same way about gun control laws.

[Oatka]

From the Oregon Firearms Federation

The Hired Help Goes Rogue
4.04.15

What happens when the hired help decides to use your money to promote their agenda? Don Johnson happens. Johnson is the Chief of Police for Lake Oswego, Oregon.

Johnson is not elected. He was hired by the City to serve as Chief of Police. He was not given carte blanche to use his office, his uniform, and his position with the City to promote a deceitful agenda attacking your rights. But that’s exactly what he’s done.

Not only did Johnson testify against your rights in the Oregon Legislature, in his uniform, (no doubt while on the clock) Johnson went further, appearing as a prop at an anti-gun press conference and recording anti-gun puff pieces for well funded anti-gun groups.

Did Johnson get greased by his handlers as well as collecting his Lake Oswego salary? That would be lucrative wouldn’t it?

Here’s a photo taken at the anti-gun press conference following last week’s hearing on an end to private transfers of firearms.

Johnson is on the far right.

The person at the podium is Mike Reese, the former Chief of Police of Portland, who was also at the hearing and testified that there is no current way for private persons to conduct background checks for gun purchases. This, of course, is totally false. Oregon has allowed private parties to conduct background checks for 15 years. Apparently Reese did not get the memo. We can only hope the current chief there is somewhat better informed.

Reese is retired. He can do what he wants and tell as many lies as he chooses to. But Johnson is being paid with taxpayer dollars. His misuse of his office should not be tolerated.

More and more sheriffs, who are elected to office and actually represent the people of their counties, are rising up in opposition to SB 941. As elected representatives of their counties, they have every right to take a stand. (It should be noted that the Sheriff of Grant County, who came to oppose this bill, did not use a dime of taxpayer’s money to attend, though he could have.)

People like Johnson are employees of the City and should not be taking political stands unless directed to by their bosses.

Did the City of Lake Oswego authorize this particular abuse? We have reason to believe they did not.

If you’re curious why not ask the City Council (CouncilDistribution@ci.oswego.or.us) a simple question?

Did you authorize your Chief of Police to use his office and uniform to attack my rights and advance a personal agenda?

We look forward to hearing from them.

[gundog]

“Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.” -T. Jefferson

[iontheball]

This is an important article because it highlights the power of the county sheriff. No one can fire a sheriff except the people who elected the sheriff. He serves at the will of the people, not some tyrant. No governor, no state or federal attorney general, no state or federal legislator can fire him. The sheriff is elected and reelected by the citizenry of the county he serves. So, all the tyrants of the world can just go shove it. If they come after him, he can deputize the entire county if he has to. He is the one true line in sand and law enforcement authority between tyrants and the people.

[Lazamataz]

Ain’t no borders no mo’, so there ain’t no line.