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    Sheriffs to Sue Colorado Over Gun Control Laws

    http://denver.cbslocal.com/2013/03/2...-control-laws/

    Quote Originally Posted by CBS
    DENVER (CBS4)- There are already legal challenges being planned to two of the gun control bills signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday.

    The lead plaintiffs are sheriffs from around Colorado. They claim the laws violate not only the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, but the 14th Amendment which requires laws to be easy to understand.

    Even Hickenlooper felt the need to clarify the language after he signed the bills into law.

    “Any highly contentious bill is never going to be perfect,” said Hickenlooper.

    He released a so-called signing statement.

    “What we wanted to do is just provide a little clarity,” said Hickenlooper.

    That is something many sheriffs around Colorado believe is missing from the laws.

    “The governor refused to meet with them, the legislature ignored them so their claims now will be heard in federal court,” said Independence Institute spokesman Dave Kopel.

    Kopel is a constitutional law expert at the Independence Institute. He said the sheriffs are filing a lawsuit to block the laws that they argue are unconstitutional.

    Kopel said the Second Amendment prohibits the government from outlawing commonly-owned firearms and accessories like the magazines banned under the new law.

    “Even if there were no specific constitutional rights involved, as is here with the right to keep and bear arms, laws on anything must at least pass the rational basis test,” said Kopel.



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    If the sheriff's are serious, then they will simply refuse to enforce them....right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by coastie View Post
    If the sheriff's are serious, then they will simply refuse to enforce them....right?
    Weld County Sheriff John Cooke refuses to enforce impending gun control laws

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    We'll see...
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    What is the difference between a hero and a cop? A hero will not hesitate to risk his life to protect your safety, a cop will not hesitate to risk your life to protect his safety.
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    Authoritarian leftists. Political prisoners. Gulags. Where are we again?

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    More Colorado sheriffs balk at gun-control measures

    Quote Originally Posted by The Denver Post
    STEAMBOAT SPRINGS — Routt County Sheriff Garrett Wiggins and Moffat County Sheriff Tim Jantz say they will join Weld County Sheriff John Cooke and not enforce gun-control measures signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Wednesday.

    Wiggins and Jantz maintain the legislation passed by Colorado's House and Senate won't keep guns out of the hands of criminals and instead will punish law-abiding citizens.

    Summit County Sheriff John Minor also calls the new laws "unenforceable," the Summit Daily reported Wednesday.

    Both Wiggins and Jantz said Tuesday that gun control has been the No. 1 concern of their constituents in recent months, and that every e-mail, phone call and comment they have heard is from residents who oppose gun-control legislation.

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    Terry Maketa (El Paso) is our sheriff and he's one of these guys refusing to enforce. We are very proud of our sheriff.
    ...but when the trumpets blew again and the knights charged, the name they cried was "Stannis! Stannis! STANNIS!"



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