Arizona Sheriff Won't 'Cooperate With Any Unconstitutional Order' On Guns

To my certain knowledge, county sheriffs in Alabama, Kentucky and Oregon have announced that they will not help to enforce laws and/or presidential orders that they believe infringe upon the right to keep and bear arms protected by the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment. To their ranks you can add Sheriff Scott Mascher of Yavapai County, Arizona, the 8,000-square-mile piece of turf where I make my own residence. In response to a query from me about this issue, his office forwarded the guidance that he gave his own staff, dated today.

I wrote Sheriff Mascher two days ago, when the first statements of constitutional concern by Sheriff Denny Peyman of Jackson County, Kentucky and Sheriff Tim Mueller of Linn County, Oregon, made the rounds. This is what I received from the Yavapai County Sheriff's Office:

To: To all YCSO Representatives

Fr: Scott Mascher, Sheriff

For: Information

Re: GUN CONTROL

Date: January 18, 2013

I have received many questions and concerns from our public and YCSO staff about recent gun control issues.

As your Sheriff, I have taken an oath of office to support and uphold the Constitution of the United States, and to protect the people of Yavapai County. I take this oath seriously.

Now we have politicians that want to prevent millions of law abiding, honest Americans from owning certain firearms and magazines because of the mentally ill and violent criminal offenders.

I do not believe that extreme acts of violent criminal behavior should ever misguide a politician into enacting orders or laws that would take away Constitutional Rights and Liberties from law-abiding Americans.

As Sheriff, I refuse to participate or cooperate with any unconstitutional order that will infringe upon our 2nd amendment rights.

Mascher, by the way, is currently president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association. While definitely good on the gun-rights issue, he's also a bit of a border warrior and opponent of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law. But let's fight one battle at a time.

Comments

[mr simple]

Of course not, it's against the 'stache code.

[Pro Libertate]

How about "Sheriff Won't 'Cooperate With Any Unconstitutional Order'?"

[Episiarch]

Dream on, ProL.

[Pro Libertate]

You mean that TV show, with all the sex and black-and-white flashbacks?

[Episiarch]

That show was terrible, and HBO was just getting started on the nudity and sex. Think of that show as a trial balloon.

[Pro Libertate]

Yet without it, Game of Thrones would be a low-budget SyFy mess.

[Killazontherun]

I saw my first nudity on HBO in '79. It was a women's prison line up. I remember those forestry sized bushes well.

Of course, I saw my first bush on television a year earlier on NBC. It was a women's prison scene where they were being marched into a gas chamber for a good delousing. Unfortunately, bureaucratic screw ups resulted in too much gas being used and the women died. At least that is how uncle David explained it to me.

[LTC(ret) John]

Uncle "David" from Breslau, perhaps?

[DesigNate]

Beat me to it.

[John Henry]

Sometimes I think it should be just the opposite. Any law that is passed should be ruthlessly applied to everyone equally. Once people see what the pols are doing to them, they might wake the fuck up. But of course by that time they won't be able to change the congressional makeup by voting; because felons can't vote (or can they).

[Pro Libertate]

If we'd all rebel against oppression, we wouldn't be in this mess.

[sarcasmic]

because felons can't vote (or can they).

Depends on the state.

http://felonvoting.procon.org/.....urceID=286

[Bobarian]

Depends on what party you vote for.

[John Henry]

You can add the Larimer County Sheriff in CO as well.

[Fist of Etiquette]

I think the federales are more than willing to take up the slack. State police, too, probably.

[sarcasmic]

opponent of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law

So he believes people can own guns, but they don't own their own bodies. Interesting.

[tarran]

Wasn't Mascher the same sheriff that believes deadly force should be used on motorists who don't pull over fast enough, even if they are complying with the law and attempting to verify that the person pulling them over is actually a cop?

I wonder if serial killers are enjoying the wildlife preserve the sheriff set up for them?

[jdtuccille]

Mascher took office after the Dibor Roberts incident. Which isn't to say he would or would not have done things differently.

[Warty]

wildlife preserve

That mission has been fucking me.

[Episiarch]

What the hell is wrong with you? That one's easy. Now, the Caustic Caverns; that is one major pain in the ass.

[Warty]

That place is fucking easy. Maybe you just suck.

[Episiarch]

I've finally started the Torgue DLC, and Mr. Torgue is beyond hilarious. Who was wearing the bolo tie, me or the shark? ANSWER: YES.

[Warty]

Big deal, I can do sexy innuendo too! Next up, the Vault Hunter and Flyboy! BLOWJOBS!

[Pro Libertate]

What? Seriously, just saying that should mean no more copping, not ever.

[Stormy Dragon]

Mascher, by the way, is currently president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association. While definitely good on the gun-rights issue, he's also a bit of a border warrior and opponent of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law. But let's fight one battle at a time.

Yeah, let's give him a pass on issues where he could actually do something meaningful because we like his entirely symbolic stance on a bunch of executive orders that don't require his assistance to implement anyways!

[jdtuccille]

If I'd given him a pass, I'd have hardly mentioned that he's bad on those issues, would I?

[Drake]

Maybe because Arizona voters aren't that thrilled with swarms of of illegals?

You guys can't give any cops a break, can you?

[Mr. FIFY]

Should he just be a good li'l minion and bow to the Almighty FedState, Stormy?

[The Late P Brooks]

Where's our troll to tell us sheriffs don't enforce federal law?

[Paul.]

Except when they have one of those task-force thingies where "agents from the ATF, FBI and local law enforcement executed an early-morning raid as a result of a multi-agency investigation..."

[The Late P Brooks]

Huh.

He's here.

[Paul.]

Mascher, by the way, is currently president of the Arizona Sheriff's Association. While definitely good on the gun-rights issue, he's also a bit of a border warrior and opponent of the state's voter-approved medical marijuana law. But let's fight one battle at a time.

Why don't we walk down and fight them all?

[Another David]

He'll be happy to issue some unconstitutional orders of his own, but damned if some Washington bureaucrat is going to tell him to violate Arizonans' rights!

[Thane Eichenauer]

Sadly there are 535 people just like Sheriff Mascher who also promise (with an oath) to support the US Constitution and its provisions. Only time will tell if Sheriff Mascher or the 535 members of congress mean what they say.