Posted on 10/18/2019 9:50:36 AM PDT by jazusamo
Law enforcement officials who have previously been critical of gun control measures now have harsh words for Democratic presidential candidate Beto O'Rourke after he proposed police go home-to-home in order to confiscate AR-15s from American citizens.
O'Rourke was pressed on MSNBC after the fourth Democratic debate on what would be done if someone is not willing to sell their AR-15 to the government, as he suggested.
"Yeah, I think just as in any law that is not followed or flagrantly abused, there have to be consequences or else there is no respect for the law," O'Rourke replied. "So you know, in that case I think there would be a visit by law enforcement to recover that firearm and to make sure that it is purchased, bought back so that it cannot be potentially used against somebody else."
"Mr. O’Rourke is delusional in regards to his gun control ideas," San Juan County Sheriff Shane Ferrari told Townhall, pointing to how the former Texas Senate candidate has gone from allowing people to keep their AR-15s to now wanting to send police to take them away.
"The biggest fear of any free society is the government at your door wanting to take away your rights by force. I do not see the men and women of law enforcement sworn to uphold the U.S. Constitution doing this," Ferrari continued."In an act of desperation, Mr. O’Rourke is shamefully using tragedies our country has experienced and fear for his political gain. The very foundation of law enforcement is public trust. Frankly, no one should trust a man who talks out of both sides of his mouth."
"I'm not sure whether his statements are naive or just plain ignorant and arrogant. Maybe it's all three," said Eddy County Sheriff Mark Cage. "The thought of anyone utilizing my sheriff's office or any other law enforcement agency in this country as their personal Gestapo to go door to door violating citizen's rights is disgusting, unrealistic and downright un-American."
Cage is concerned if any law enforcement agency participates in O'Rourke's plan on a large scale, "bloodshed would be inevitable," adding that "some of my constituents are already adopting the mantra of 'Come take mine Beto!'...His rhetoric has gotten old and I look forward to the day when he shuts up."
Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams told Towhnall he also would have concerns for the safety of his deputies because it would be an "unconstitutional" order and would put them "in the crosshairs."
"I think that you have to be concerned for the safety of the citizen [too] because, at that point, they don't know if law enforcement is coming to protect them or disarm them and that creates a very tense situation."
Reams said he does not know how a candidate would think they would be able to order local police to carry out confiscation if they became president, adding, "I think [Beto] is sorely mistaken if he thinks law enforcement is going to willingly agree to go down that path."
Commenting on the backlash that followed after O'Rourke's comments on Wednesday, Lauren Hitt, his national rapid response director, maintained he would not "send officers door to door to collect weapons - just as we do not send the IRS door to door to collect taxes."
While sheriffs are more willing to oppose gun control laws they deem as being unconstitutional, some law enforcement organizations, such as the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), have voiced support for an "assault weapons" ban.
IACP did not return Townhall's request for comment on O'Rourke's proposal.
” International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), have voiced support for an “assault weapons” ban. “
International huh?
They won’t ask that question, ever. The media is working for him and the Dims. (But we all know that already.)
Most police chiefs in big cities have become political creatures just like far to many admirals and generals.
There are so many sheriffs around USA that the D’s maybe can find a handful who would actually try confiscating American citizens’ firearms/property. But, that problem would very quickly be brought to an end.
The Left has this weird conviction that once having seized the levers of power everybody will automatically bow down and obey the commands from Central Control. Beta has it bad. He’s said as much, how he expects the American people to obey such laws once passed. What happens when nobody does, including his hoped-for enforcement mechanism?
Beto O’Rourke is just blowing wind. He knows as well as anyone else that the 2nd Amendment would stop this effort cold before it got started. He is trying to gain voters with this talk. It’s failing badly!
IACP composed of incompetent political hacks like Scott Israel in Broward. Ask your local FOP what they think...the rank and file that is.
I think it’s time Franky got a dose of his own medicine. Send a SWAT team to his house to arrest him for sedition and inciting then haul his ass off to GITMO for the next, oh, 10-20 years so he can meditate on his criminal actions.
If they know you have a gun and have refused to turn it in, they will freeze your accounts, suspend your driver’s license, and start the process of removing your kids from your home. They will shut off your internet and cell phone as well. And they can do this without ever ringing your doorbell
Democrats say:
Police are not allowed to enforce federal immigration laws by checking status during a stop.
Police are obligated to enforce federal gun laws by checking status in every house.
Yep, and if it goes down like he and other Rats want it to they’re in for a big surprise.
That’s the real danger; Beto is pathetic politically but notice that no Dem has disavowed his confiscation proposal despite many opportunities to do so? Which means they agree.
Imagine Lizzie Battle Ax saying, “Oh, don’t listen to Beto; we don’t intend to confiscate anyone’s guns, that’s against the Constitution and besides it would ignite civil war if we did”.
Yeah, right.
Yes, and shut off your utilities, put you on the no-fly list and audit you both federal and state. In no time at all you’re reduced to a state of nature...or you’re in prison or the psych ward. In any case just one medical emergency away from annihilation.
So, Beto is promising not to honor the oath that he must swear to uphold and defend the Constitution, on inauguration day.
No registration in most states.
They don’t know who has what.
Send guns to take guns away?
there have to be consequences or else there is no respect for the law," O'Rourke replied.
It comes down to that "respect our laws, or we'll shoot you."
We don't have to respect the Constitution or the law, but you have to do what we say.
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Yeah. We should use the same tactics to arrest and deport illegals.
How can a government -- even a tyrannical/communist government offered by the Democrat Party/Leftists "buy back" something they never owned to begin with? How can anyone "return" something to a government apparatchik who never owned it in the first place?
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