Posted on 01/20/2020 12:18:46 PM PST by kevcol
The sheriff of Grayson County, Virginia, said Monday that if gun control legislation proposed by Democrats passes, his department will not enforce those state laws.
"If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced; they're unconstitutional," Sheriff Richard Vaughan said. "We swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of Virginia, and that’s what we’ll do."
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I have been waiting for some LEO's to shout this out. Needs to be repeated. LEO's oaths are to the constitution, not the legislatures.
Dont ever vote to get rid of sheriffs.
Top lawman of every county. No one has more jurisdictional power in a county.
It is just that simple.
I’m just glad today went so well.
The fight continues
Folks. History is being made.... or reinforced. I was watching the progress of the demonstrators. It is a great thing to see. I am proud of you all.
I will NEVER allow our great Second Amendment to go unprotected, not even a little bit!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2020
Depends on the sheriff.
The guy who won here two years ago was Facebook friendly with democrat gun grabbers.
Adams County,
Colorado
I mean the office, not necessarily each individual one.
I hear ya.
Thank Goodness! Amen!
I like his Moxie but I wish he and others like him would simply stand by and keep their mouths shut. Broadcasting your intent in a situation like this is bad OpSec. Just be quiet and do your duty to the Constitution when an issue arises. No one would be the wiser. Refuse to arrest or detain and if need be, catch and release just for the show of it...letting your “perp” know upfront that they have nothing to worry about.
Of some comfort to learn so many LEO will not enforce this and what it would portend if federal legislation were passed...
Sheriffs are generally elected positions. I suspect they feel the obligation to let their constituents know where they stand as unambiguously as possible. In this case, "broadcasting intent," is pretty much a campaign promise.
If guys keep their mouths closed, most voters will never know which ones to elect, and which ones to boot out of office.
“Top lawman of every county. No one has more jurisdictional power in a county.”
And he’s not wearing four or five stars like most police chiefs.
From Long Island, NY..We hear you Sheriff . Lot of support here!!!
Can trump get the DOJ to sue and take VA rats to court???
Ha! I live there as well, out in Riverhead. Good to see this many people and the cops protesting, it lets the left know if they ever gain the WH and both houses hell is going to rain down upon their asses if they try to take guns nation wide.
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