340 Sheriffs Refuse To Enforce Unconstitutional Gun Control Laws

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Including Sheriff John Cooke of Weld County, Colorado, 340 sheriffs have publicly stated they will not enforce gun laws they believe are unconstitutional.


In response to the passage of two new gun control bills in Colorado last week, Sheriff John Cooke told the Greeley Tribune that he "won't bother enforcing the laws."


One bill requires gun buyers to pay for their own background checks, a service that was previously free and now estimated to cost the buyer $10-$12 per purchase. The second bill puts a 15-round limit on magazines.


Cooke says of the new laws: "They're feel-good, knee-jerk reactions that are unenforceable."


Governor John Hickenlooper is expected to sign each bill into law this week.


Cooke is part of a growing list of sheriffs that have vowed to uphold the Constitution against gun control measures.


The Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA) has a running tally of all the sheriffs across the nation that have joined together to defend the Constitution.


At the time of this post, there are 15 sheriffs associations, 340 sheriffs, one police chief and one deputy sheriff who have stated they will not enforce any new gun laws.
As the "Right Views" previously reported, the number of sheriffs taking action continues to climb as the gun control debate heats up.

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Cooke won’t enforce new state gun laws

Weld County Sheriff John Cooke said he won’t enforce either gun-control measure waiting to be signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper, saying the laws are “unenforceable” and would “give a false sense of security.”


One bill passed Friday would expand requirements to have background checks for firearm purchases. Hickenlooper is expected to sign it into law within two weeks.
Earlier this week, Colorado lawmakers approved a 15-round limit on ammunition magazines. It also is awaiting the expected approval of the governor.


Cooke said Democratic lawmakers are uninformed but are scrambling in reaction to recent tragedies in the nation.


“They’re feel-good, knee-jerk reactions that are unenforceable,” he said.


Cooke said the bill requiring a $10 background check to legally transfer a gun would not keep firearms out of the hands of those who use them for violence.
“Criminals are still going to get their guns,” he said.


Cooke said the other bill would also technically ban all magazines because of a provision that outlaws any magazine that can be altered. He said all magazines can be altered to a higher capacity.


Cooke said he, like other county sheriffs, “won’t bother enforcing” the laws because it will be impossible for them to keep track of how the requirements are being met by gun owners. He said he and other sheriffs are considering a lawsuit against the state to block the measures if they are signed into law.


The vice president praised passage of the background check bill.


“Congrats to Colorado House and Senate for passing universal background checks,” read a tweet sent by the office of Vice President Joe Biden from his official @VP account.
It was followed by another tweet referring to the theater shooting that read, “The families of Aurora deserved a vote and got one. Now U.S. Congress must act too.”


Congress also is considering a number of new firearm restrictions.


Colorado is the first state outside the East Coast to significantly ratchet back gun rights after the theater and school shootings. Colorado’s gun debate was being watched closely because it’s considered a swing state with both a gun-loving frontier past and an unfortunate history of mass shootings, including the 1999 Columbine High School attack.


“Are we going to stop all criminals from getting guns? No,” said Democratic Rep. Beth McCann, a sponsor of the background checks bill. “But are we are going to put a barrier there, make it more difficult for them? Yes.”


The move to expand background checks would be one of the most sweeping responses by Colorado to the shootings last year in Aurora and at the elementary school in Newtown, Conn.
In Colorado, expanded checks have been a top priority for Hickenlooper, who called for the proposal during his State of the State address in January.



The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[Greenegorilla2]

That's awesome!

[RockShawn]

Thank God they aren't afraid of defending the constitution.

[beanlicker]

Thank God they aren't afraid of defending the constitution.

Agreed!

[inhuman]

hopefully all cops follow suite

[PAiN]

Most people just talk about it and these guys are actually doing something about it.

You really gotta respect these guys for this.

[jinko]

This term, unconstitutional, is thrown around way to often. Truth be told I question if most people know what means. How about this, these guys that think there billy bad ass by showing up the feds why not start by not enforcing the single biggest piece of legislation we have that is in fact unconstitutional, the Patriot Act. The stomped the 4th Amendment in to the ground more than any law ever has to any of the Amendment.

Last time the check the 2nd has nothing to do with amount of ammunition. Justice Scalia, the most conservative of all supreme court judges, read his 2008 writing on guns.

[bdad]

Thanks for the post, I love reading about americans with good sense.

[muscle booster]

They shouldn't enforce unconstitutional laws on using steroids and HGH too!