County sheriffs already have this authority. This move is just formal admission that a particular one does. That means it amounts to dog and pony show political antics.
November 8, 2015 at 1:49 PM
Crotalus said...
One problem: Someone in authority gets to decide whether it is or is not constitutional. What if the sheriff is a gun grabbing Commie?
November 8, 2015 at 5:34 PM
Doug said...
Pretty interesting piece. And from all places. How it got past the editorial hoplophobe's is remarkable.
That's a lot of power in the hands of one man. I'd much prefer the citizen determine what is or is not constitutional, and just not be hassled by hoplophobic panty wetters of the mandarine class.
HinMO
November 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM
Otto Didact said...
Crotalus asked: "What if the sheriff is a gun grabbing Commie?"
Then before long the sheriff and/or his/her deputies get ventilated? I don't figure the folks up Oregon way are too likely to take kindly to a lying gun-grabber-in-constitutionalist-clothing. Assuming a stealth gun grabber managed to get elected, I wouldn't want to insure their life.
Regarding the comments from Anonymous and Crotalus,
I was one of the people gathering signatures for this ordinance. Anonymous is correct that Sheriff's already have this authority, but the fact is no one else seems to know this and very few Sheriff's use the authority when it comes to gun laws. Rob Taylor (the chief petitioner) fully intended this to be a symbolic move and wants it to be challenged in court. That is the only way this issue will get into the mainstream., much like the Supreme Court decision in Heller.
Second, the way the ordinance is written, their will be no negative effect if an anti-gun Sheriff were to be elected. The ordinance only allows the Sheriff to be "less restrictive" not "more restrictive" and it only allows this discretion regarding gun laws, not any other issues. The wording was created by the Second Amendment Foundation and is exactly the same as has been passed in several other counties.
"Oregon County Passes Initiative Allowing Sheriff to Void Gun Control Laws If He Thinks They’re Unconstitutional"
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County sheriffs already have this authority. This move is just formal admission that a particular one does. That means it amounts to dog and pony show political antics.
November 8, 2015 at 1:49 PM
One problem: Someone in authority gets to decide whether it is or is not constitutional. What if the sheriff is a gun grabbing Commie?
November 8, 2015 at 5:34 PM
Pretty interesting piece. And from all places.
How it got past the editorial hoplophobe's is remarkable.
http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2015/10/gun-lovers-arent-heartless-213224
November 8, 2015 at 7:41 PM
That's a lot of power in the hands of one man. I'd much prefer the citizen determine what is or is not constitutional, and just not be hassled by hoplophobic panty wetters of the mandarine class.
HinMO
November 9, 2015 at 10:57 AM
Crotalus asked: "What if the sheriff is a gun grabbing Commie?"
Then before long the sheriff and/or his/her deputies get ventilated? I don't figure the folks up Oregon way are too likely to take kindly to a lying gun-grabber-in-constitutionalist-clothing. Assuming a stealth gun grabber managed to get elected, I wouldn't want to insure their life.
November 9, 2015 at 10:58 AM
Regarding the comments from Anonymous and Crotalus,
I was one of the people gathering signatures for this ordinance. Anonymous is correct that Sheriff's already have this authority, but the fact is no one else seems to know this and very few Sheriff's use the authority when it comes to gun laws. Rob Taylor (the chief petitioner) fully intended this to be a symbolic move and wants it to be challenged in court. That is the only way this issue will get into the mainstream., much like the Supreme Court decision in Heller.
Second, the way the ordinance is written, their will be no negative effect if an anti-gun Sheriff were to be elected. The ordinance only allows the Sheriff to be "less restrictive" not "more restrictive" and it only allows this discretion regarding gun laws, not any other issues. The wording was created by the Second Amendment Foundation and is exactly the same as has been passed in several other counties.
November 9, 2015 at 1:53 PM