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January 25, 2013
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Letter: On gun laws and sheriff’s duties

Perspective on the gun laws I guess I shouldn’t be surprised to read our local sheriff has taken a position of defiance about upholding any gun laws that in his opinion are unconstitutional, as have other sheriffs. After all, we live in one of the most conservative counties in Oregon and it is very much a gun culture. Unfortunately he, along with all law enforcement officers, is supposed to enforce the laws, not interpret them. This is anarchy at its worst. The courts, including the Supreme Court, interpret the laws; that is their role in a democracy. Law enforcement, including …

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