Cuomo to N.Y. Sheriffs: Keep Quiet About Gun Law
A few politicians, in their zeal to peddle the agenda-based myth that all law enforcement officers favor oppressive gun laws, have been stymied by a recent rebellion to their antics—from Sheriff's associations in several states.
As pointed out earlier, nebulous laws poison the relationship between law enforcement and the law-abiding citizens whom law enforcement serves.
What happens when autocratic politicians meet resistance to their infringment on the 2nd Amendment? Answer: they trample the 1st Amendment of course—as noted recently in an NSSF article by Larry Keane.
"New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo invited representatives of the New York State Sheriff’s Association to meet with him and discuss issues with the recently passed “SAFE Act.” At least that’s what the sheriffs thought the meeting would be about."
"But instead, according to this article in the Albany Times Union, Cuomo told the sheriffs to cease and desist expressing their wide-ranging comments in opposition to many of the law’s provisions. “The governor was of the opinion that the sheriffs around the state should not be interjecting their personal opinions in reference to the law,” according to one attendee."
There is a famous quote by Abraham Lincoln about trying to fool the people...
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