Supporters of the 380 sheriffs in 15 states who so far have vowed to defy new state and federal gun control laws claim that legislation is starting to pop up around the nation to fire any state elected or appointed law enforcement official who doesn’t obey federal orders.
The first effort emerged in Texas. Legislation proposed by Dallas Democratic Rep. Yvonne Davis would remove any sheriff or law enforcement officer who refuses to enforce state or federal laws.
What’s more, it would remove any elected or appointed law enforcement officer for simply stating or signing any document stating that they will not obey federal orders.
A gun lobbyist told Secrets, “Beware because once something like this is introduced in one state, it will be followed very quickly in several other states.”
Temporary state legislators taking outside money from outside groups can and will turn you into a criminal if they so choose, and there’s nothing anyone can do to stop it. Or even protest it.
That’s the message here from Democrats. Who are effectively winning a coup over the republican system of government thanks in large part to two factors: 1) the feckless surrendering to them by national Republicans, who have determined that it’s best to adopt the same posture and hope for some spillover votes, and 2) people looking for free shit, and willing to trade their liberties and the liberties of others — along with the future of their children — for that free shit.
On the plus side, if and when the revolution comes, the people who depend on free shit will need to start depending on private charity. Which can be a game changer, philosophically speaking.
More on topic, though, sheriffs are elected officials. Removing them would be to void the will of the electorate — something the Democrats have already shown a willingness to do in passing legislation against the will of their constituencies in the first place. This is merely an attempt to reinforce their ability to do just that by taking away any recourse of the people to fight it.
So let me suggest this: should such laws pass, I think we’ll begin seeing the removal from office of many of the Democrats before their terms are up — and not by recall elections, but rather by public outcry and the reintroduction of tar and feathers as an historical homage to our heritage as a once free people in a representative republic.
Thomas Jefferson told us this would happen, too — though his view was a bit more aggressive. Which, that’s pretty prescient for a slave-owning patriarchal oppressor — one whose views today the federal government (that is, the Democrats) and the Republican Party both would label as fringe, extreme, and sympathetic to domestic terrorism.
Kinda like the British did way back when, now that I think about it…
And you thought elections mattered.
coming attractions
Thousands of armed vigilantes takeover Mexican town, arrest police and shoot at tourists after ‘commander’ is killed and dumped in the street
Maybe they should start by firing Holder for refusing to defend DOMA and Napolitano for refusing to keep our borders secure. I mean, if they really cared about the law.
Also, what about all of the “sanctuary cities,” and L.A. where they’ve decided to give easier treatment to illegals arrested for DUI but not impounding their cars? DO these laws count?
Do any of these idiots realize they’re pushing people who own guns into a corner?
Or are politicians hoping the population will willingly disarm before they start confiscating bank accounts, retirement accounts, etc.?
Seriously, is there an end game here, or are these people playing a bad game of checkers in a chess match?
remember use squid™ pitchforks, tar and feathers
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On the plus side, if and when the revolution comes, the people who depend on free shit will need to start depending on private charity. Which can be a game changer, philosophically speaking.
And the new game will be called, “Find them preppers and bust inna they house.”
Charity!
The whole country is turning into Chicago. And that’s not a good thing.
With the recent reports of how even the police are having trouble buying ammunition, that stash of Nancy Lanza will come in handy for the Newtown police.
Wow, I did not know I own a staggering amount of guns. Thank you Mr. Blumenthal, I feel special now.
“The sheer volume of ammunition, guns and weapons revealed and retrieved in these searches is absolutely staggering and should provide strong evidence for the urgency and importance of common sense gun safety measures. The apparent easy access to this huge trove of arms and ammunition by a clearly disturbed and deranged individual shows the need for a comprehensive strategy to stop gun violence,” Blumenthal said.
He knows how Lanza came by the guns? Really?
People like Lanza stock up on arms for months or years in the lead-up to the Final Act. Most of these arms will have been stolen or illegally obtained.
OR.
There were no flags in the system to indicated that Lanza was a danger, because he’d not been institutionalized or something.
Again, none of the laws address what created Lanza, which in the end will turn out to be a badly formed brain.
GATTACA!
bgbear, I too, would have owned a staggering arsenal, had I not tried to move my gun safe across a bay in a dinghy during a horrible winter storm.
I fail to see anything “staggering” here. And this douchenozzle was a Marine? And an Attorney General? On the Island of Misfit Cupcakes, maybe.
sorry for your loss blake.
Can we have a law firing Congress for failing to pass a budget in a timely manner?
If you counted all the guns and ammo at the bottom of various lakes, I have the feeling a lot of people around here (wink) at one time had a more than staggering arsenal.
Please. For most people who like guns and can afford to buy a few more, this gun count was minimal. As for “hundreds of rounds,” you could shoot that much in a fun weekend.
As part of their long-term seizure plan, at some transition point you will be limited to one handgun, one shotgun, and one rifle. Why would you need any more than that?
A well equipped police car should have a “staggering amount” of weapons.
Not so long ago, a sawbuck’s worth of 22lr was “hundreds of rounds.”
According to the reports, they found 48 rounds pf 12 ga, 53 rounds of 22lr plus a bag containing “numerous” rounds, another bag with “numerous” rounds of .45, 9 rounds 0f .303 and 2 rounds of 9mm. They also found a Savage Mark II in 22lr.
If that staggers you, you’re fucking drunk.
Cranky and Pablo, during a recent test of a Sig, shameless self-promotional link inserted, I went through over 300 rounds of 45 acp in a couple of days.
Sid would probably hit the fainting couch if he knew.
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Damn well said, Jeff!…at least until you quoted that pinko Jefferson.
A gun lobbyist told Secrets, “Beware, because once something like this is introduced in one state, it will be followed very quickly in several other states.”
In the lobbyist’s statement, “something like this” is legislation aimed at removing locally elected officials from their offices. But if you replace “this” with “locally elected officials refusing to acknowledge the unlawful acts of the statists,” you’ll see quite clearly why there’s such a push by those statists on this issue. Because once something like that takes off in one state, it will be followed very quickly.
If people start getting the idea that they can and should live their lives without regard to Utopian policies created in distant capitals, there’s no telling where it’ll all end. Better nip it in the bud.
Count me in as one bitterclinger who’s WILDLY in favor of a return of Tar & Feathers™. It’s an idea whose time has come. Again.
We’re supposed to believe that a .22 rifle is some sort of outrageous arsenal? Why, because it’s called “Savage?”
Here’s a gun-control policy that I could live with: require all arms manufacturers to give their weapons pleasant-sounding names. I could carry a 9mm Fluffy Bunny, or a semi-automatic Sunny Day. Or perhaps a 12-ga called Teh Won, because the left barrel is Hope, and the far-left barrel is Change.
Just imagine Cranky telling stories about how his Fluffy Bunny drowned in the lake…
Squid, I was eating when I read that comment. I nearly choked. Well done, sir.
That was fast: Rebuttal video to Jim Carrey’s vid.
Near genius.
And the new game will be called, “Find them preppers and bust inna they house.”
Of course, the most obvious flaw in that plan is that many (if not most) preppers include one or more defensive weapons (and as much ammo as they can set aside) as a key part of their preps… and they already have the mindset of “looters are going to be coming for my stuff and I’ll need to be prepared to shoot to kill”.
So, best of luck with that plan, slackers!
Just so long as it’s not an Easter bunny
I do my best, Blake.
I hope this asshole Blumenthal uses this in the gun-control debate.
Because an awful lot of people with two bricks of 22LR in their drawer for plinking will realize the government sees them as serious threats, what with their STAGGERING 1000 ROUNDS OF SAVAGE AMMO!
Again, game changer.
Jeff, two bricks of .22LR? Not only are you dangerous, you’re also a wrecker because you’re hoarding.
That was fast: Rebuttal video to Jim Carrey’s vid.
And the rebuttal video is at least 10x as smart as Carrey’s effort. Compare and contrast: Carry’s video is basically a series of snide comments and cheap shots (Small dicks? Seriously?), while Remy’s video goes to great effort to point out the numerous and obvious hypocrisies of a rich, bodyguard-protected, self-delusioned liberal who wants to deny the capability of self-defense to others (but does love him some killing sprees in his movies) and also wants to deny life-saving vaccines for kids because his pseudo-science tells him they’re “poison”.
I invite those of you enjoying Remy’s video to review my Tweets to Carrey several days ago. You’d probably like those, too.
Thankfully when it was cheap, I put away about 12 bricks of the stuff. I’m sure there are those out there with hundreds of bricks.
All of them evil, crazy, and in need of state intervention, stat! Raids. Confiscation. For the children!
Thankfully when it was cheap, I put away about 12 bricks of the stuff
I’d be envious if I didn’t know for a fact that all that ammo is lying on the bottom of a CO lake next to a no doubt staggering arsenal.
Right. The skiff accident. While practicing Gagnam style.
I still mourn.
I wish I had more 22LR at the bottom of the lake.
Can we assume that includes federal immigration laws?
Blake, nice review.
Thanks, SW.
It’s the most fun I’ve ever had with a pistol.
As God as my witness, I though lead could float.
Look out, Colorado, Obama is coming.
Suddenly, draiing the swamp has a whole ‘nother rationale.
Squid: Quoted your comment at 12:31pm in my post on this. Let me know if you have a website or Twitter account and I’ll add a link to it.
” I could carry a 9mm Fluffy Bunny, or a semi-automatic Sunny Day.”
Here you go: http://www.riflegear.com/blogimages/KittyRifle.jpg
My late wife wanted one of those. BAD.
Just left the Outpost Armoury in Murfreesboro (owned by Barrett, who has a nice mfg facility a short distance away). What used to be a facility crammed-chock-full of aisles of different brands and calibers of ammo is now pretty damned bleak. No 22 LR at all, but I did manage to grab a few boxes of 22 Mag for my KelTec handgun. Before I recalled that damned thing slid off the front of my Kayak whilst I was paddling the Ocoee last summer.
You just can’t stop in a Class 3 river and go back, unfortunately.
One-day Appleseed event? 500 rounds.
Weekend at Front Sight? 800 rounds.
Being a brick-ignorant control-freak politician? Priceless.
Let me know if you have a website or Twitter account and I’ll add a link to it.
I have neither. “Commenter at Jeff’s place” is about the extent of my online persona.
One-day Appleseed event? 500 rounds.
RVWA is scaling back the ammo requirements for Appleseed:
“Notice: During the present shortage of .22 ammo of all kinds, Appleseed offers a new Low Round Count Course of Fire, so that instead of the usual 400-500 rounds we suggest you bring 200 rounds. Be sure to check with the Shoot Boss of your event to see if it is an LRC event. Always, as long as this shortage lasts, if you can bring more to share with others on a cost reimbursement basis, please do so.”
I’m signed up for a two-day Appleseed event here in SoCal on April 27-28. Bringing a full brick (STAGGERING!!), just in case.
As I said earlier, Spiny, I’m out of town now, but my first mission when I get back to Dallas is to visit her office to ask that question and a couple of others (like whether she favors overturning the Nuremberg verdicts because the Wehrmacht were “following orders / obeying the laws passed by the duly elected government.”
I suspect the result will be entertaining.