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January 15, 2013

Oregon Sheriff says he won't enforce new gun laws

    The sheriff said he took an oath to support the Constitution, and laws preventing citizens from owning certain semi-automatic firearms and ammunition magazines would violate their rights.

    "We are Americans," Mueller wrote. "We must not allow, nor shall we tolerate, the actions of criminals, no matter how heinous the crimes, to prompt politicians to enact laws that will infringe upon the liberties of responsible citizens who have broken no laws."

    The sheriff figures Biden probably won't even receive his letter, but "it needed to be said, so I said it."

    "I tried to be as respectful as possible, but I also needed to get my point across," Mueller said. (read the full story)