Sheriff John Cooke from Weld County, Colorado, a true American patriot, says he and his deputies have not enforced the gun control laws passed in March and they will not enforce those laws.
Sheriffs are borne of the constitution, all other police officers are borne of the legislative process. This is why we are seeing a growing number of sheriffs that reject the new, unconstitutional gun control laws sweeping our country.
Sheriff Cooke, Americans thank you for your patriotic service to your state and your country!
Before the laws were passed Cooke said he would not enforce them, and since their passage he has made good on his promise.
According to The New York Times, Cooke explains his position by pointing to the myriad ambiguities and gray areas in the new laws.
For example, at a recent press conference Cooke held up two 30-round magazines, one of which was possessed before the new ban went into effect on July 1st and the other was purchased afterward–“maybe.” He then “[shuffled] the magazines, which look identical, and asked the audience to tell the difference.”
As the audience sat unable to comply, Cooke asked: “How is a deputy or an officer supposed to know which is which?”
Cooke is joined by other sheriffs both in his own state and around the country who refuse to enforce new gun control laws passed this year.
Siskiyou, California Sheriff Jon Lopey was part of a delegation of CA sheriffs who met with Governor Jerry Brown to ask him to veto gun control laws in October. Brown vetoed some, but signed others. A ban on lead ammunition, an expansion of the criminal storage law, and a ban on “conversion kits” for ammunition magazines were among the laws Brown signed.
Lopey says: “Our way of life means nothing to these politicians.” Likewise, he said, gun control does not mean that much to him and its enforcement is “not a priority.”
I don’t live in Colorado, but I am glad to see people sticking up for their rights, you are so right in doing this. I hope others will get a backbone and follow you. Thank you Sheriff Cooke.
Yes thank you sherif Cook . You got the country’s respect . If the rest of our defenders would refuse to be bought off with electronic trinkets and side with the people . .
Just hope the liberal gun grabbers in Colorado don’t vote him out…afterall, the liberals in Colorado legalized pot/marijuana et al.
WHAT are this new and bad laws looks like they are still shooting people
way to go this is the cops that make me proud
Yes they are good Men
Now this sheriff not only has a heart, he has a conscience and he is doing the right thing for his county in Colorado. Is it going to take a division and decision from all our states so that we Americans can continue to be free? God intended it to be so, from day one. Therefore whoever stands up for the right thing is doing the right thing, no matter what the government says. We great people of America have been silent too long, and now is the time to stand and speak about what is right and what is wrong. I live in Arkansas and I stand with these people of Colorado all the way. Please, all you wonderful Americans proclaim that you will do the same, because we love our America and want it to remain ours. Praise God for those who will take a stand and stand tall.
GOB Bless these Men Wow!