Voices of reason beginning to emerge out of the shitstorm that is WA State and their new package of highly unconstitutional gun laws known as Initiative-1639. To my knowledge, several riders attached to 1639 had also been passed not too long ago, showing that the backers of the bill intend to make it completely illegal to own semiautomatic rifles of any kind.
Klickitat County was the first to respond. Sheriff Bob Songer stood up and stated that he WILL NOT enforce these new laws:
https://q13fox.com/2019/01/29/klickitat-county-sheriff-wont-enforce-new-washington-gun-laws/
Sheriff Songer SPEAKS:
“I think it’s a bad law and I think it violates people’s rights,” he told the paper. “This law will do nothing to stop crime or do anything to make our communities safer. But what it will do is make criminals out of our honest citizens.”
In the last couple of days, two more WA counties, Franklin and Yakima, has also joined forces with Klickitat in refusing to allow the further encroachment by the statists onto the 2nd Amendment.
https://katu.com/news/local/yakima-co-sheriff-joins-others-in-refusing-to-enforce-new-gun-law
"We will not actively enforce this law," Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell said of Initiative 1639.
And in Franklin County, commissioners passed a resolution in opposition to the new law after Sheriff Jim Raymond sent a notice to all deputies telling them to take no law enforcement action on violations pertaining to I-1639.
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In Franklin County, Commissioner Clint Didier introduced a resolution stating that the county would stand with Sheriff Raymond, and that they do not want I-1639 enforced in Franklin County.
This morning I had just finished drafting a couple of emails that will be sent to the offices of these counties thanking them for expressing solidarity with the national community of law abiding gun owners. I STRONGLY recommend all of us who have the time today to take a few minutes and send them a much deserved kudos. When I get off from work I am also going to prepare a few paper letters to be delivered as well.
Hopefully, more sheriffs and police leaders on the local level will be motivated and step up to the cause as well. The time to solidify the community bonds between the armed citizenry and law enforcement agencies that support the 2nd Amendment is right now.
***UPDATE*** SEE POST #14
***LATEST UPDATE*** SEE POST 35
***lulz on Post #46***
Klickitat County was the first to respond. Sheriff Bob Songer stood up and stated that he WILL NOT enforce these new laws:
https://q13fox.com/2019/01/29/klickitat-county-sheriff-wont-enforce-new-washington-gun-laws/
Sheriff Songer SPEAKS:
“I think it’s a bad law and I think it violates people’s rights,” he told the paper. “This law will do nothing to stop crime or do anything to make our communities safer. But what it will do is make criminals out of our honest citizens.”
In the last couple of days, two more WA counties, Franklin and Yakima, has also joined forces with Klickitat in refusing to allow the further encroachment by the statists onto the 2nd Amendment.
https://katu.com/news/local/yakima-co-sheriff-joins-others-in-refusing-to-enforce-new-gun-law
"We will not actively enforce this law," Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell said of Initiative 1639.
And in Franklin County, commissioners passed a resolution in opposition to the new law after Sheriff Jim Raymond sent a notice to all deputies telling them to take no law enforcement action on violations pertaining to I-1639.
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In Franklin County, Commissioner Clint Didier introduced a resolution stating that the county would stand with Sheriff Raymond, and that they do not want I-1639 enforced in Franklin County.
This morning I had just finished drafting a couple of emails that will be sent to the offices of these counties thanking them for expressing solidarity with the national community of law abiding gun owners. I STRONGLY recommend all of us who have the time today to take a few minutes and send them a much deserved kudos. When I get off from work I am also going to prepare a few paper letters to be delivered as well.
Hopefully, more sheriffs and police leaders on the local level will be motivated and step up to the cause as well. The time to solidify the community bonds between the armed citizenry and law enforcement agencies that support the 2nd Amendment is right now.
***UPDATE*** SEE POST #14
***LATEST UPDATE*** SEE POST 35
***lulz on Post #46***
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