Goode, Erica. “Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 16 Dec. 2013,
This article talks about sheriffs from around the country refusing to enforce gun control laws because they think they are not fair, and they would be doing more harm than good by not allowing law-abiding citizens to carry high-capacity magazines, and they say it’s a violation of the second amendment, and it is no right to strip citizens away from their assault weapons if they are no harm, although they agree to conduct background checks to private arms sales, most of them will not enforce strict gun control laws on citizens because it would simply be violating our second amendment rights and taking away our freedom for no good reason. This article supports my counterargument of why strict gun control laws would be violating American freedom and the Constitution as we know it, it shows sheriffs not enforcing the new strict gun control laws because it’s simply restricting the freedom of the citizens who have a right to bear arms while still letting criminals have guns because they break gun laws all the times, so this will play a huge role in supporting the argument of why gun control laws are not a good idea.
- Some sheriffs, like Sheriff Cooke, are refusing to enforce the laws, saying that they are too vague and violate Second Amendment rights. (Goode)
- In my oath it says I’ll uphold the U.S. Constitution and the Constitution of the State of Colorado,” he said, as he posed for campaign photos in his office — he is running for the State Senate in 2014. “It doesn’t say I have to uphold every law passed by the Legislature.” (Goode)
