Call for an explanation Sheriff Hanlin is winning high praise for his brave stand against government threats to ban semi-automatic assault rifles and high-capacity ammunition clips. Like many others, Hanlin maintains that the Second Amendment has less to do with putting meat on the table than providing citizens the means to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. However, what Sheriff Hanlin needs to explain is why his bravery ends with mere support for semi-automatic weapons. After all, only an idiot could think that a few patriots could hold off a squad of fully armed Navy Seals or Army Rangers with …