This morning I got a link from Landlady suggesting that the Washington state legislature might have problems getting useful effect from their recent ginormous anti-gun law I-1639…
At least 20 county sheriffs in Washington state – more than half of the state’s total – are now publicly refusing to police new gun laws. Several county governments have also passed local resolutions officially opposing enforcement of the laws.
The moves may pose a significant threat to Washington’s ambitious agenda on firearms reform, and some activists say it is beginning to resemble a full-scale “constitutionalist” revolt against gun control.
A growing number of sheriffs, almost all in rural counties, have publicly stated that they will not, or believe they cannot, enforce the provisions of I1639, a ballot measure passed by popular vote last November which aims to restrict access to and use of assault weapons.
Now, I happen to agree that I-1639 is a terrible law that shouldn’t have been passed and shouldn’t be enforced, but the only thing new about the article is that the number of public refuseniks is up over 20. I wasn’t going to mention it on the blog because I’m backing away from that sort of thing, but I was reminded of the link when just now I happened to see the following article…
Yup, he did that. And guess who’s in jail now. Because – agree or disagree – they get to pick which laws they choose to enforce. And they’ll always choose to enforce the law against threatening them. They’ll drop a donut in a snowdrift in their hurry to enforce that law.
So for the benefit of any anti-gun lefties with their knickers in a bunch: never mind the irony of threatening to shoot LEOs who refuse to enforce a law disarming harmless other people. It’s not just ironic, which I’m told is a left-coast thing. It’s also idiotic – which also seems to be a left-coast thing.
When that city/state sanctuary bullshit started I figured sooner or later it would backfire on those that started it…and so it has in a very pleasant manner!
Here in Hellinois several counties have declared themselves gun sanctuary counties. Last legistative session some lefty wrote a bill saying local goverments couldn’t declare themselves sanctuaries. Then they remembered Chicago. It wasn’t mentioned again.
“self-proclaimed Marxist (who also claims to “speak for the trees”)”
I guess we can add Washington state to the list states/provinces known as granola country. Granola country, the land of fruits, nuts and flakes.
Chaves county commissioners passed the ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary’ statute 5-0 Thursday making it the 9th county in New Mexico pushing back against the new governor’s proposed gun grabs.
Over 750 citizens packed the courthouse for standing room only and raised their right hands in support of the statute.
1 person raised his hand against the motion.