She is doing an AMAZING job.

delightedly,
Bright

My County Commissioner rode horses to DC to shake hands with trump. See Facebook’s ‘Cowboys for Trump.’ I filed an Ethics Complaint

is overwhelmingly blue and liberal. We do have a few too many gun humpers though. Oh and screw our so called Democratic sheriff Frank Gomez for being the leader of this circus.

She's already so much better than the awful Susanna Martinez.

Oregon they have already challenged federal law enforcement on federal public lands politically -- making the same kinds of statements: "we won't enforce federal laws where we disagree with those laws/regulations; we will not enforce any federal law/regulation that infringes on our citizens' constitutional rights".

They call themselves Constitutional Sheriffs and oppose gun regulation as well as sanctuary cities and any State limitations on cooperation with ICE. In short, they are radical right-wingers.

The federal regulations/laws in themselves won't fix this. That will require either a constitutional amendment to the 2nd Amendment that redefines the "right to bear arms", or public enlightenment, or both.

shows what vile creatures they are.

The tide of history and progress is not on their side. They better enjoy their little shit show now while they can.

Only the courts have the authority to determine if a given firearm regulatory measure is Constitutional or not – not local county sheriffs.

and its childish antics supported with the same zeal as a 3 year old who refuses to put the toys away at bedtime.

State over Local - Federal over State. If you don't like, there's always Canada, where Gun Laws are even more extreme.

What about marijuana, or how about sanctuary cities?

Just asking......

The Second Amendment says "arms", not "guns".

And the NRA opposes private ownership of nuclear weapons. I need one for protection. (Just one, admittedly... ) And those namby pamby librls at the NRA sold out the Constitution to get their guns... and sold the rest of us responsible nuclear physicists down the river.*

(and now that we've established that there's a line where private ownership of weaponry ends.. lets discuss where that line should be.... )








* PS: this is sarcasm FBI. I'm kidding.

immigration statutes and offer sanctuary status" - yeah for them

"we won't enforce gun control legislation and off sanctuary status" - they are nothing but a bunch of shitheads.

hmmmm.....

Local officials failing to enforce their own STATE laws is not the same as ignoring fed laws within state jurisdiction.

"More than half of the state's 33 counties have passed resolutions in opposition to..."

Fed vs local. State vs local.

They are not paid to enforce federal laws. There are other agencies for that.
Those 33 counties do not have the power to decide what state laws are. That's for the state legislature.
Hence, choosing to not enforce the state law is a failure to do the job for which they're compensated.

...I guess it's okay.


I smell a lawsuit.

When I vote, I vote for all of that person. I am thankful that there are folks who will exercise their own judgement rather than simply follow all their orders.

We see state governments using emergency powers to step in and firing local officials in states like Michigan.

Since counties and cities are created under state charters can the state sanction or fire local law enforcement for failing to follow the law?

if the local law enforcement person is elected or if they are appointed. Elected sheriffs have enormous power. And as long as the voters are happy with their performance, they can pretty much do whatever they want, writhing the bounds of the constitution. And you can’t just fire someone that was elected.
So I guess it just depends on how the local voters feel about state gun laws.

they do JUST what this Democratic governor is doing, but go one step further by enacting legislation that disallows mostly Democratic counties (usually urban areas) from imposing stricter rules to enhance the lax or non-existent state rules.

Anywhere in these United States. They are a vestige of the past and have no place in modern society. Any fucking cop who says they will decide which laws they will enforce based on their personal beliefs needs to lose their paycheck and their pension.

Fuck their feelings.

Which proposed or passed law will do that exactly?

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How? Seems in some locations "getting the guns" might be difficult if the law enforcement agencies are choosing to just say no to enforcing the new restrictions.

I figured it was West Wing but I guess it's from some movie.

Looks like you can see what you missed with a rental at amazon or streaming service of your choice.

If you take just one gun off the streets, even though the probability is infinitesimal..it will save a life.

Well with over 300 million guns and about 10,000 firearm homicides per year taking one gun off the streets does indeed have a infinitesimal chance of preventing a homicide.
The chances of it backfiring and getting more Pro-NRA Republicans elected though is significantly higher.