SHERIFFS STANDING AGAINST TYRANNY

NOW IN 2013 THERE ARE 350 SHERIFFS THROUGHOUT THIS NATION TAKING ACTION
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256 Sheriffs and 6 State Sheriffs Associations Saying ‘NO’ to Obama Gun Control

Posted on February 01, 2013

Sheriffs have risen up all over our great nation to stand up against the unconstitutional gun control measures being taken.

The following is a list of sheriffs and state sheriff’s associations from who have vowed to uphold and defend the Constitution against Obama’s unlawful gun control measures. I applaud these public servants for their courage and conviction.


I call on sheriffs all over this nation to add their voices to the growing numbers of faithful protectors of our freedom. -Richard Mack

Sheriffs and associations who have made public statements committing to protect their citizens’ 2nd Amendment rights from Obama’s gun control efforts will be added. Some of these sheriffs are members of the CSPOA, but inclusion in this list does not necessarily mean they are a member.

List of State Sheriff’s Associations

1. Utah Sheriffs Association

2. Florida Sheriffs Association

3. Georgia Sheriffs Association

4. Colorado Sheriffs Association

5. New Mexico Sheriffs Association

6. Nebraska Sheriffs Association

List of County Sheriffs

Disclaimer: While we encourage all sheriffs, their departments and peace officers to join CSPOA, the above list was created to identify those county sheriffs who have gone on record to uphold their oath by having made public statements, written open letters or called our office and asked to be included in the list of sheriffs and peace officers standing against gun control. This DOES NOT mean they are members of the CSPOA

	Name	County	State
1	Blake Dorning	Madison	Alabama
2	Ana Franklin	Morgan	Alabama
3	Andy Hughes	Houston	Alabama
4	Jay Jones	Lee	Alabama
5	Huey Hoss Mack	Baldwin	Alabama
6	Kevin Davis	Chilton	Alabama
7	Scott Mascher	Yavapai	Arizona
8	Joe Arpaio	Maricopa	Arizona
9	Tom Sheahan	Mohave	Arizona
10	Paul Babeu	Pinal	Arizona
11	Mark J. Dannels	Cochise	Arizona
12	Leon Wilmot	Yuma	Arizona
13	Mike Moore	Boone	Arkansas
14	Adam Christianson	Stanislaus	California
15	Jon Lopey	Siskiyou	California
16	Tom Bosenko	Shasta	California
17	John D’Agostini	El Dorado	California
18	David Hencraft	Tehama	California
19	Dean Growden	Lassen	California
20	Dean Wilson	Del Norte	California
21	Mike Poindexter	Modoc	California
22	Thomas Allman	Mendocino	California
23	Mike Downey	Humboldt	California
24	Margaret Mims	Fresno	California
25	Greg Hagwood	Plumas	California
26	Bruce Haney	Trinity	California
27	Martin Ryan	Amador	California
28	Jerry Smith	Butte	California
29	Donny Youngblood	Kern	California
30	James W. Mele	Toulumne	California
31	Justin Smith	Larimer	Colorado
32	Terry Maketa	El Paso	Colorado
33	John Cooke	Weld	Colorado
34	Stan Hilkey	Mesa	Colorado
35	Lou Vallario	Garfield	Colorado
36	Rick Dunlap	Montrose	Colorado
37	Jeff Christopher	Sussex	Delaware
38	Bill Snyder	Martin	Florida
39	Frank McKeithen	Bay	Florida
40	Mike Scott	Lee	Florida
41	Rick Beseler	Clay	Florida
42	Michael Adkinson	Walton	Florida
43	Grady Judd	Polk	Florida
44	Harrell Reid	Hamilton	Florida
45	Stacy Nicholson	Gilmer	Georgia
46	Scott Berry	Oconee	Georgia
47	Roger Garrison	Cherokee	Georgia
48	Neil Warren	Cobb	Georgia
49	Butch Conway	Gwinnett	Georgia
50	Gary Gulledge	Paulding	Georgia
51	Joe Chapman	Walton	Georgia
52	Roy Klingler	Madison	Idaho
53	Kieran Donahue	Canyon	Idaho
54	Daryl Wheeler	Bonner	Idaho
55	Chris Goetz	Clearwater	Idaho
56	Doug Giddings	Idaho	Idaho
57	Doug McFall	Jerome	Idaho
58	Brian Brokop	Lewis	Idaho
59	Joe Rodriguez	Nez Perce	Idaho
60	Tom Carter	Twin Falls	Idaho
61	Dave Resser	Benewah	Idaho
62	Edward Motley	Edgar	Illinois
63	Mike Emery	McLean	Illinois
64	Jerry Parsley	Clark	Illinois
65	John Zaruba	DuPage	Illinois
66	Brad Rogers	Elkhart	Indiana
67	Ken Murphy	Franklin	Indiana
68	Tom Grills	Ripley	Indiana
69	Warren M. Wethington	Cedar	Iowa
70	Frank Denning	Johnson	Kansas
71	Denny Peyman	Jackson	Kentucky
72	Michael A. Helmig	Boone	Kentucky
73	John Snedegar	Bath	Kentucky
74	Scott F. Harrison	Powell	Kentucky
75	Chuck Korzenborn	Kenton	Kentucky
76	Charles A. Jenkins	Frederick	Maryland
77	Ken Tregoning	Carroll	Maryland
78	Dar Leaf	Barry	Michigan
79	Ted Schende	Benzie	Michigan
80	Larry Stelma	Kent	Michigan
81	Kenny Marks	Menominee	Michigan
82	Robin Cole	Pine	Minnesota
83	Bill Rasco	DeSoto	Mississippi
84	Billy McGee	Forrest	Mississippi
85	Cecil Cantrell	Monroe	Mississippi
86	Brad A. DeLay	Lawrence	Missouri
87	Charles Heiss	Johnson	Missouri
88	Steve Cox	Livingston	Missouri
89	Mick Epperly	Barry	Missouri
90	Stephen Stockman	Mercer	Missouri
91	George R. Underwood	Oregon	Missouri
92	Michael Dixon	Osage	Missouri
93	Randee Kaiser	Jasper	Missouri
94	Steven R. Blunkall	Shannon	Missouri
95	James Sigman	Texas	Missouri
96	Mark Dobbs	Butler	Missouri
97	Gary Schaaf	Perry	Missouri
98	Randy Esphorst	Gasconade	Missouri
99	Kevin T. Harrison	Warren	Missouri
100	Jimmy Shinn	Marion	Missouri
101	Gerry Dinwiddie	Ralls	Missouri
102	Tom Rummel	Sanders	Montana
103	Jay Doyle	Lake	Montana
104	Scott F. Howard	Powell	Montana
105	Chris Hoffman	Ravalli	Montana
106	Darby Harrington	Wibaux	Montana
107	Mike Linder	Yellowstone	Montana
108	Ed Kilgpore	Humboldt	Nevada
109	Benjamin D. Trotter	Churchill	Nevada
110	Tony DeMeo	Nye	Nevada
111	Douglas R Dutile	Grafton	New Hampshire
112	Dan Houston	Bernalillo	New Mexico
113	Shawn Menges	Catron	New Mexico
114	Patrick R Jennings	Chaves	New Mexico
115	Johnny Valdez	Cibola	New Mexico
116	Jim Maldonado	Colfax	New Mexico
117	Dennis A. Cleaver	De Baca	New Mexico
118	Todd Garrison	Dona Ana	New Mexico
119	Scott London	Eddy	New Mexico
120	Raul Holguin	Grant	New Mexico
121	Michael R Lucero	Guadalupe	New Mexico
122	Herman Martinez	Harding	New Mexico
123	Saturnino Madero	Hidalgo	New Mexico
124	Mark Hargrove	Lea	New Mexico
125	Rick Virden	Lincoln	New Mexico
126	Marco Lucero	Los Alamos	New Mexico
127	Raymond Cobos	Luna	New Mexico
128	Benny House	Otero	New Mexico
129	Joe Schallert	Quay	New Mexico
130	Joe Mascarenas	Arriba	New Mexico
131	Darren Hooker	Roosevelt	New Mexico
132	Ken Christesen	San Juan	New Mexico
133	Benjie Vigil	San Miguel	New Mexico
134	Robert Garcia	Santa Fe	New Mexico
135	Joe Baca	Sierra	New Mexico
136	Phillip Montoya	Socorro	New Mexico
137	Miguel Romero Jr	Taos	New Mexico
138	Heath White	Torrance	New Mexico
139	William Spriggs	Union	New Mexico
140	Louis Burkhard	Valencia	New Mexico
141	Tony Desmond	Schoharie	New York
142	Richard Devlin Jr.	Otsego	New York
143	Donald Smith	Putnam	New York
144	David Cole	Steuben	New York
145	Coy Reid	Catawba	North Carolina
146	Adell Dobey	Edgefield	North Carolina
147	Jerry Jones	Franklin	North Carolina
148	Charlie McDonald	Henderson	North Carolina
149	Jimmy Thornton	Sampson	North Carolina
150	Eddie Cathey	Union	North Carolina
151	Donnie Harrison	Wake	North Carolina
152	Carey Winders	Wayne	North Carolina
153	Sam Page	Rockingham	North Carolina
154	Larry Rollins	Harnett	North Carolina
155	Alan Norman	Cleveland	North Carolina
156	A.J. Rodenberg	Clermont	Ohio
157	Sam Crish	Allen	Ohio
158	J. Steve Sheldon	Richland	Ohio
159	Bob ‘Big Block’ Colbert	Wagoner	Oklahoma
160	Johnny Tadlock	McCurtain	Oklahoma
161	Roger LeVick	Jackson	Oklahoma
162	Glenn E. Palmer	Grant	Oregon
163	Gil Gilbertson	Josephine	Oregon
164	Tim Mueller	Linn	Oregon
165	Craig Zanni	Coos	Oregon
166	John Hanlin	Douglas	Oregon
167	John Bishop	Curry	Oregon
168	Larry Blanton	Deschutes	Oregon
169	Jim Hensley	Crook	Oregon
170	Pat Garrett	Washington	Oregon
171	Dan Staton	Multnomah	Oregon
172	Mike Winters	Jackson	Oregon
173	Brian Wolfe	Malheur	Oregon
174	Mitchell Southwick	Baker	Oregon
175	Frank Skrah	Klamath	Oregon
176	Jason Myers	Marion	Oregon
177	Bob Wolfe	Polk	Oregon
178	Jack Crabtree	Yamhill	Oregon
179	Boyd Rasmussen	Union	Oregon
180	Jim Muller	Adams	Pennsylvania
181	Eric J. Weaknecht	Berks	Pennsylvania
182	Clinton J. Walters	Bradford	Pennsylvania
183	Jeffrey C. Krieg	Elk	Pennsylvania
184	Bunny Welsh	Chester	Pennsylvania
185	Jonathan Held	Westmoreland	Pennsylvania
186	Ronny R. Anderson	Cumberland	Pennsylvania
187	Al Cannon	Charleston	South Carolina
188	Chuck Wright	Spartanburg	South Carolina
189	Wayne DeWitt	Berkeley	South Carolina
190	Jim Matthews	Kershaw	South Carolina
191	James Metts	Lexington	South Carolina
192	Leon Lott	Richland	South Carolina
193	Bruce Bryant	York	South Carolina
194	Jim Ruth	Bradley	Tennessee
195	Jim Hammond	Hamilton	Tennessee
196	Larry Smith	Smith	Texas
197	Terry Box	Collin	Texas
198	Joel W. Richardson	Randall	Texas
199	Jack Brandes	Austin	Texas
200	Johnny Brown	Ellis	Texas
201	Michael Cox	Hill	Texas
202	Bob Alford	Johnson	Texas
203	Earl Howell	McCulloch	Texas
204	Parnell McNamara	McLennan	Texas
205	David Medlin	Oldham	Texas
206	Tommy Gage	Montgomery	Texas
207	Dane Kirby	Fannin	Texas
208	R. Glenn Smith	Waller	Texas
209	W.T. Smith	Burnet	Texas
210	Ed Cain	Hardin	Texas
211	Cameron M. Noel	Beaver	Utah
212	David Edmunds	Summit	Utah
213	James Tracy	Utah	Utah
214	Robert Dekker	Millard	Utah
215	Frank Park	Tooele	Utah
216	Joseph Yeates	Box Elder	Utah
217	G. Lynn Nelson	Cache	Utah
218	James Cordova	Carbon	Utah
219	Jerry Jorgensen	Daggett	Utah
220	Todd Richardson	Davis	Utah
221	Travis Mitchell	Duchesne	Utah
222	Greg Funk	Emery	Utah
223	James D. Perkins	Garfield	Utah
224	Steven White	Grand	Utah
225	Mark Gower	Iron	Utah
226	Alden Orme	Juab	Utah
227	Lamont Smith	Kane	Utah
228	Blaine Breshears	Morgan	Utah
229	Marty Gleave	Puite	Utah
230	Dale Stacey	Rich	Utah
231	Rick Eldredge	San Juan	Utah
232	Brian Nielson	Sanpete	Utah
233	Nathan Curtis	Sevier County	Utah
234	Jeff Merrell	Uintah	Utah
235	Todd Bonner	Wasatch	Utah
236	Cory Pulsipher	Washington	Utah
237	Kurt Taylor	Wayne	Utah
238	Terry Thompson	Weber	Utah
239	Merv Gustin	Duchesne	Utah
240	Than Cooper	Garfiled	Utah
241	James B. Nyland Sr.	Grand	Utah
242	Gene Ercanbrack	Morgan	Utah
243	Mike Lacy	San Juan	Utah
244	Kay P. Larsen	Sanpete	Utah
245	Phil Barney	Sevier	Utah
246	Kenneth Vanwagoner	Wasatch	Utah
247	Kirk Smith	Washington	Utah
248	Ken Bancroft	Asotin	Washington
249	Tom Jones	Grant	Washington
250	Dave Brown	Skamania	Washington
251	Brett Myers	Whitman	Washington
252	Ken Irwin	Yakima	Washington
253	Mike Harper	Roane	West Virginia
254	Ken Merritt	Wood	West Virginia
255	William “Randall” White	Boone	West Virginia
256	David A. Clarke Jr.	Milwaukee	Wisconsin

http://cspoa.org/sheriffs-gun-rights/

“Last Line Of Defense” Project: Sheriffs And Chiefs Of Police

January 25, 2013johneastboroughLeave a commentGo to comments

It has come to this. Over     256 Sheriffs, as well as the Sheriffs’ Associations in   6 states, have publicly spoken out against the Obama/Feinstein gun grab. Across the country, more and more state and local law enforcement organizations and individual LEO’s (Law Enforcement Officers) are saying, “WE WILL NOT COMPLY”.

Please also visit CSPOA, which keeps an updated list and tracks related events, and the County Sheriff Project, for more news and video content.

LLOD Map – 2013-02-02

It’s a sad day in America when our so-called “leaders” are so out of touch with the principles of the Constitution, as well as the wishes of the majority of Americans, that local/state law enforcement officers feel compelled to reassure the public that even if the monsters in Washington come to disarm them, they can expect no cooperation from the Sheriffs. However, the ray of sunshine among the dark clouds is the very fact that these defenders of the rule of law are so committed to their duty that they openly declare their resistance to our autocratic rulers who have lost the last vestiges of shame and honor.

Help send a message to Washington by contacting the national police/sheriff associations, as well as your local law enforcement groups, and urging them to join the growing ranks of local/state LEO’s who promise to defend the rights of citizens, to uphold their sworn duty to the rule of law and the Constitution. Also, since Sheriffs are the ONLY Law Enforcement Officials who are elected, not appointed, they have an additional responsibility to represent their constituents.+-

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Last Line Of Defense Project

The purpose of this project is to track the current status of public declarations by County Sheriffs across the country, display the results on an interactive map, and provide inspiration for citizens to contact their County Sheriffs and other Law Enforcement Officials (LEO’s) and ask them to join their brothers in standing up against unconstitutional laws.

County Sheriffs and municipal police departments are the last line of defense against a federal government seeking to take away our 2nd Amendment rights – and the 2nd Amendment is the last line of defense against tyranny.

STEP 1 – UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE

Why bother spending your time doing this? How does the number of Sheriffs making public declarations in support of 2nd Amendment rights make a difference? Well, there are several reasons to encourage as many Sheriffs as possible to make public statements and send letters to Washington. Each letter, each TV interview, each public confirmation of the Sheriff’s support of our Constitutional rights:

• Reinforces the will of any civilian potentially wavering in their determination to resist the federal tyranny.
• Strengthens the trust between the community and the Sheriff’s Office.
• Increases cooperation of civilians with the Sheriff’s Office.
• Contributes to the hesitation of the federal government to actually go through with a ban.
• Helps to realign the balance of power between the federal government and the state/local governments.

STEP 2 – CHECK THE MAP

Your County Sheriff may already have taken action. Check the map & zoom in to your location.

• If your county is RED, your Sheriff has declared that unconstitutional laws will not be enforced in your county. Send them a “thank you” note!
• If your county is YELLOW, there has been a declaration of dissent or disagreement, but not a definite promise to disallow assistance to Federal agents enforcing unconstitutional laws. Try convincing them to take a stand on the side of the Constitution.
• If your county is GRAY, there’s either been no action, or I have not yet made the change in the database driving the map – check the table listing on this page. (Note: if the map display doesn’t look right, try zooming in & moving it around. Works best on Google Chrome.)
• Lastly, if your county is BLUE, your Sheriff has either refused to make a statement, or has stated outright that he will cooperate with Federal authorities. In these (hopefully rare) scenarios, a strongly-worded message reminding the Sheriff of their Constitutional oath as well as representation of the citizens who voted for them, may change their mind.

Last Line Of Defense – Interactive Status Map
Updated: 02/02/2013

LLOD Map – 2013-02-02

STEP 3 – GET CONTACT INFO

Unfortunately, as much as I would like to ease this process, I simply cannot list the contact information for each of the 3,141 Sheriff’s Offices across the country. Google for phrases such as “Countyname Sheriff’s Office”, and you’ll find it.

STEP 4 – GET INSPIRED

Several Sheriffs have mentioned that their public declarations of supporting the 2nd Amendment rights were prompted by their constituents contacting them and asking them to confirm that they will stand with the people who elected them, versus a potentially tyrannical central government.

For example, Sheriff Jim Mele of Tuolumne County, California, mentioned in his letter to Barack Obama that he was prompted to write this letter by multiple “compelling” and “heartfelt” contacts from his constituents.

The letter from Sheriff Tommy Gage of Montgomery County, Texas, to his constituents, states that he received “many E-mails, letters, and phone calls asking for my stance as relates to this issue” and he is “happy to provide it”.

The 5-page Position Paper on Gun Control Legislation published by the County Sheriffs of Colorado, mentions “the gracious will of voters who elect us” and the fact that there’s “little support” among their constituents for measures such as a national database of gun owners, indicating the existence of feedback between the community and the Sheriffs.

These are just 2 of many examples of how a little action on the part of citizens can really make a difference between silence and a stand on a position, the difference between a gray county marker and one that’s glowing red with pride.

STEP 5 – MAKE CONTACT

If you only have a few minutes, a quick phone call to the Sheriff’s Office could still make a difference. However, an E-mail, a physical letter, or a fax sent to the Sheriff’s Office, allows for more complex points to be expressed more fully. In addition, an actual letter also creates a valuable piece of content that can be shared on social networks, inspiring others.

STEP 6 – FEEDBACK

If your Sheriff’s Office responds, whether in a positive or negative manner, please let me know so I can update the list accordingly.

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THE LIST:

Updated 01/31/2013

Due to the limitations of WordPress, the list of Sheriffs has been moved to Google Fusion Tables.

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When I started this project, I had no idea the story was so far-reaching. My original intent was to compile the inspiring letters written by Sheriffs across the country to their constituents, as well as Barack Obama, Joe Biden, and members of Congress, with the contact information for Sheriffs’ Associations and the Sheriffs’ Offices in individual counties.

At this point, after having accumulated over 200 bookmarks to be processed, as well as having created an interactive map and merged the USGIS County Boundaries data, I have come to realize that listing the 100′s of letters and interviews, as well as the contact information for the Sheriffs’ Offices in all 3141 US counties was an unrealistic endeavor for one person to undertake.

From this point on, I will focus on listing only the county & Sheriff’s name, as well as highlighting the appropriate county on the map.
The entire content of this post has been moved to the “‘Last Line Of Defense’ Project – Status Updates” post. Status updates, news stories, etc., will be posted in that document. Certain sections are re-posted here. Letters, videos, and other media will be stored in the “‘Last Line Of Defense’ Project – Letters, Photos, Videos” post.

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