A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
ALABAMA STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION - Article 1, Section 26
That every citizen has a right to bear arms in defense of himself and the state."
A hot topic in the nation is how much control does the federal government have through law or executive order to determine our right to have guns.
The “supremacy clause” is dealt with in Mack/Printz, in which the U.S. Supreme Court stated once and for all, that the only thing “supreme” is the Constitution itself. Where by the powers, the Sheriff reigns supreme above the president. ..the sheriff is the highest governmental authority in his county. Within that jurisdiction – inside his county – the sheriff has more power than any other federal or state officer. Link to article: Power of Sheriff
November 4, we will vote for who will be the Limestone County Sheriff. It is important that we understand how committed the candidates are to upholding the 2nd amendment and the Constitution as a whole.
Each of the candidates was sent inquires about the following questions.
What is your stand on gun control issues and what your thoughts are concerning our 2nd amendment rights?
Will
you stand with the other sheriffs around the country that have publicly
stated that they will not enforce new restrictions??
Mike Blakely (D): Didn't respond - this post (Jan 15, 2013) was on the Limestone County Sheriff facebook page as his position on the subject.
As an elected official and duly sworn constitutional officer of the State of Alabama, I took an oath 8 times as your Sheriff to uphold and defend the Constitution of the State of Alabama and the Constitution of the United States of America. Picking and choosing what laws I might enforce or not enforce is not optional. I am duty bound to carry out my oath of office which I take very seriously. If some elected officials feel that they have the option to do so, what is the purpose of the constitution? We are a government of laws and not of men. That is the only way that our Country has been able to weather all the rough times during its history. When we decide to ignore laws we don’t like, what’s to prevent someone in authority of making their own set of rules and laws to their particular liking.
I support and believe in the 2nd amendment rights given to each of us under the constitution of the United States. I know that there are some politicians and some organizations that would like to alarm the citizenry by making people believe we are in danger of losing those rights. Let me assure you, the Supreme Court has made it clear that this is a sacred right. No one from the Courthouse to the White House has any desire or power to take those rights away.
Eric Smith (R) :
I am a strong supporter of the 2nd Amendment. Our right to keep and bear arms is one of absolute rights that should NOT be infringed upon. It was framed to insure that the citizens of this country would be armed to fight for a lawful cause. I do believe there needs to be controls over who is allowed to buy and carry. Those controls are already in place, forbidding felons, mentally ill, etc from possessing and carrying. We do not need any further laws or statutes in my opinion, only the ability to enforce the ones we already have set. I believe every law abiding citizen has the right to carry if they feel the need to do so. If I am elected Sheriff, I will take the oath of office and uphold the Constitution of Alabama and The United States. In that oath, it says nothing about upholding 'executive orders'. I will not stand for any federal agent to violate our constitutional rights.
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