Gimpy SSXSRider Member
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| Subject: Found and copied the words to Utah Sheriff's Association Letter to Obama] Thu Jan 24, 2013 8:43 pm | |
| Let my know if this link does not work. It is a very important letter that everyone needs to see.
A powerful statement.....That last sentence says it all.....Amen !!!
Sorry I could not copy the signed copy, but this is the words.
7 January 2013 The Honorable Barack Obama President of the United States of America The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama: We, the elected sheriffs of Utah, like so many of our fellow Americans, are literally heartbroken for the loved ones of the murdered victims in Connecticut. As Utahans, we are not strangers to this kind of carnage – one of the latest being the 2007 Trolley Square murders wherein nine innocents were gunned down – five losing their lives. We also recognize the scores of other recent domestic massacres, which have decimated countless honorable lives. As Americans, we value the sanctity of life. Furthermore, similar to our inspired Founders, we acknowledge our subservience to a higher power. With the number of mass shootings America has endured, it is easy to demonize firearms; it is also foolish and prejudiced. Firearms are nothing more than instruments, valuable and potentially dangerous, but instruments nonetheless. Malevolent souls, like the criminals who commit mass murders, will always exploit valuable instruments in the pursuit of evil. As professional peace officers, if we understand nothing else, we understand this: lawful violence must sometimes be employed to deter and stop criminal violence. Consequently, the citizenry must continue its ability to keep and bear arms, including arms that adequately protect them from all types of illegality. As your administration and Congress continue to grapple with the complex issue of firearm regulations, we pray that the Almighty will guide the People’s Representatives collectively. For that reason, it is imperative this discussion be had in Congress, not silenced unilaterally by executive orders. As you deliberate, please remember the Founders of this great nation created the Constitution, and its accompanying Bill of Rights, in an effort to protect citizens from all forms of tyrannical subjugation. We respect the Office of the President of the United States of America. But, make no mistake, as the duly-elected sheriffs of our respective counties, we will enforce the rights guaranteed to our citizens by the Constitution. No federal official will be permitted to descend upon our constituents and take from them what the Bill of Rights-in particular Amendment II-has given them. We, like you, swore a solemn oath to protect and defend the Constitution of the United States, and we are prepared to trade our lives for the preservation of its traditional interpretation. The Utah Sheriffs’ Association
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| Subject: Re: Found and copied the words to Utah Sheriff's Association Letter to Obama] Thu Jan 24, 2013 9:09 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Found and copied the words to Utah Sheriff's Association Letter to Obama] Thu Jan 24, 2013 10:00 pm | |
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| Subject: Re: Found and copied the words to Utah Sheriff's Association Letter to Obama] Fri Jan 25, 2013 6:34 am | |
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