The Josephine County, Oregon Sheriff Says He Can’t be Bothered to Enforce the Proposed Law

Sheriff-Dave-Daniel

One of my latest stories from Independent Journal Review:

An Oregon sheriff has voiced opposition to a proposed law that would require a background check on the private sale of guns. So, he just plans to ignore the law if it passes.

The Herald News Tribune reports that Josephine County Sheriff Dave Daniel repeated his position to a group of gun rights activists, saying the law doesn’t seem in line with the county charter.

Daniel added that the violation would only be a misdemeanor and that budget cutbacks don’t allow him to enforce such low-priority crimes:

Read the rest here: http://www.ijreview.com/2015/04/301647-oregon-sheriff-says-new-anti-gun-law-books-pretty-low-priority-list/