Some Sheriffs Warning That They Will Protect Citizens from Feds Enforcing New Gun Laws

January 16th, 2013

Update: Situation in New York

Via: Daily Star:

Schoharie County Sheriff Tony Desmond and Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin Jr. both questioned the merits of a new package of gun control measures signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Cuomo argued the legislation will enhance public safety in New York. But Desmond said that requiring citizens to register guns that the new legislation now defines as assault weapons will not be a priority of his department.

“Nobody from the Schoharie sheriff’s department is going to be taking any weapons away from anyone unless they have committed a crime,” Desmond said. “An average law-abiding citizen is not going to have to worry about the sheriff’s department coming to take their weapon or arresting them for having a weapon.”

The legislation broadens the definition of assault weapons to include guns that had previously been described as such. For instance, a shotgun with a pistol grip is labeled by the new law as an assault weapon because of the single feature of having a pistol grip.

Although Cuomo had indicated last month that he was considering the option of having the government confiscate assault weapons, the legislation that overwhelming passed the state Senate and Assembly allowed those weapons to be kept by owners if they already have them.

Desmond said forcing citizens to register such guns is impractical and doe not enhance public safety.

“We don’t have the time to run around and tell everybody to bring their long weapons in to register them,” he said. “We’re just barely keeping up with the pistol permits we have now.”

Sheriff Tim Mueller – Linn County, Oregon:

“Politicians are attempting to exploit the deaths of innocent victims by advocating for laws that would prevent honest, law abiding Americans from possessing certain firearms and ammunition magazines,” Sheriff Tim Mueller wrote in the letter dated January 14, 2013. “Any federal regulation enacted by Congress or by executive order of the President offending the constitutional rights of my citizens shall not be enforced by me or by my deputies, nor will I permit the enforcement of any unconstitutional regulations or orders by federal officers within the borders of Linn County, Oregon.

“In summary, it is the position of this Sheriff that I refuse to participate, or stand idly by, while my citizens are turned into criminals due to the unconstitutional actions of misguided politicians,” Mueller said.

Sheriff Denny Peyman – Jackson County, Kentucky:

“I’m an elected official just like the president of the nation is, only he doesn’t live in Jackson County, I do. He doesn’t know these people here and what threats they live with daily, you know, I do,” Peyman said.

When asked what steps he would take to keep any new federal gun regulations from being enforced in Jackson County Peyman said “We’ll see when push comes to shove. It’s going to have to go into the courtrooms. It’s not going to be, I mean we don’t want a bloodbath in our community when they come in to take guns. It’s going to have to be taken care of in a court room before it gets to that point.”

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One Response to “Some Sheriffs Warning That They Will Protect Citizens from Feds Enforcing New Gun Laws”

  1. LoneWolf says:

    TAX CREDIT FOR US TO DECLAW OURSELVES?

    Extensive list of firearms on the website link.

    H.R.226 — Support Assault Firearms Elimination and Reduction for our Streets Act (Introduced in House – IH)

    http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c113:H.R.226:

    HR 226 IH

    113th CONGRESS

    1st Session

    H. R. 226

    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for surrendering to authorities certain assault weapons.

    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

    January 14, 2013

    Ms. DELAURO (for herself and Mr. GRIJALVA) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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