Bernalillo County Sheriff Allen: Defy Governor Grisham Immediately!

Dear Sheriff Allen:

My name is Arthur Schaper, and I am a resident of the state of California. My communication with your office may seem strange, but I think my comments are essential.

The country is well-aware of New Mexico Governor Lujan Grisham's outrageous, unconstitutional order regarding concealed-carry and open-carry permits and self-defense actions in your county:

https://www.governor.state.nm.us/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Executive-Order-2023-130-1.pdf

https://apnews.com/article/albuquerque-guns-governor-concealed-carry-fc5b4b79bf411b8022c3ad58975724d7

I should not be the first to tell you this, but she clearly does not have this authority. 

The Second Amendment of the United States Constitution could not be clearer:

A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

This amendment applies to all governments throughout the United States because of the Fourteenth Amendment:

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.

I understand that you have made a preliminary statement in response to this unconstitutional order:

https://twitter.com/BCSONM/status/1700326536266875221

I urge you to make a clearer statement that your office will by no means recognize, comply, or enforce Gov. Lujan-Grisham's order.

This is an unconscionable power-grab with fraught implications for all American citizens. I urge you to show the state of New Mexico—and the country—your leadership on this issue and openly defy the governor, reminding her that she is a steward of the people, not their sovereign.

Thank you for time and attention to this matter.

Sincerely,

Arthur Schaper

Florida Carry Calls out Gov. DeSantis on Gun Rights

WOW!

If Gov. DeSantis does not make serious moves on Second Amendment rights, he has no business running for President OR Vice-President in two years.

Florida used to be known as the "Gunshine State" for being one of the few "shall issue" CCW jurisdictions in the United States. Today, Florida lags way behind nearly every other state in the Deep South (except for Louisiana, but they have a Democratic governor).

After the Parkland shooting in 2018, Republicans in Talahassee pushed for more gun control, limiting purchases of fire arms and enacting outrageous, unconstitutional red flag laws. Then as now, the Florida State government was a GOP trifecta.

Thankfully, Gov. DeSantis has been far more conservative and far more effective on a whole host of issues. During the last legislative session, he announced in press conferences and during constituent visits that he was all in favor of constitutional carry. Sadly, the state legislature stalled every bill and made excuses.

Activists even took over the offices for a number of legislators, and yet they could not move the legislation forward. One state rep in leadership acknowledged that many of the legislators wanted constitutional carry, but the timing was not "right" because the House Speaker and Senate President would not move forward on the bill. What a bunch of lame excuses!

In their latest press release, Florida Carry called out Gov. DeSantis for not allowing firearms at a public event where he was expected to speak. Wow! This does not look good ...

DeSantis creates illegal gun-free zone during Alachua fundraiser

“Today, the DeSantis campaign has decided that our society is safer when fewer people have guns,” – Sean Caranna, founder and executive director of Florida Carry, Inc.

by Lee Williams   Legally armed Floridians had their Second Amendment rights trampled Thursday evening during a fundraising dinner in Alachua County where Gov. Ron DeSantis was the keynote speaker.   As a result, scores of Florida Concealed Weapon and Firearm License holders were illegally disarmed, and not a single public official will own the decision.     As we first revealed in a story published Tuesday, donors attending Thursday night’s “Ronald Reagan Black Tie and Blue Jeans BBQ” were warned in an email that legally carried firearms would not be allowed.   The $60-per-plate fundraiser was organized by the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee and held in the Legacy Park Multipurpose Center – a public building owned by the city of Alachua, which is taxpayer funded and supported.   Before they were allowed inside, private security officers with metal detectors searched every single attendee.   Alachua Police confirmed that firearms were prohibited inside the public-owned building. One APD officer said the barbecue was a “private event.”   Whose call?   According to Ann Stone, treasurer of the Alachua County Republican Executive Committee, she and other organizers were told by DeSantis’ reelection campaign and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement that the governor would not appear if firearms were allowed inside the building.   Stone said the no-guns rule was verbal and not included in any written document. In Florida, written documents can be retrieved through a Public Records Request. Regardless, we sent a Public Records Request to FDLE seeking copies of the rules they use when DeSantis appears at a public event.   If FDLE issued the no-guns directive, they would be regulating firearms, which violates Florida’s powerful preemption statute. The 35-year-old law allows only the state legislature to regulate guns and has severe penalties for any public official who violates the statute, including a $5,000 fine and removal from office. As of Thursday evening, FDLE has acknowledged it received the records request, but has not yet produced a response.   Lindsay Curnutte, DeSantis’ political communications director, would not say who issued the no-gun rule – the DeSantis campaign or FDLE.   “We do not disclose matters of the Governor's security, and we refer you to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement,” Curnutte said in an email.   FDLE spokeswoman Dana Kelly did not return calls seeking comment for this story.   Deeds not words   DeSantis’ gun-free zone was not well received by the state’s gun-rights community.   “Clearly, Gov. DeSantis knows how to get action on his priorities, and while he has talked the talk for some time on issues such as constitutional carry, open carry and the right to keep and bear arms, his actions have spoken louder than his words – there have been no actions,” said Sean Caranna, founder and executive director of Florida Carry, Inc. “Today, the DeSantis campaign has decided that our society is safer when fewer people have guns. This is not the Second Amendment values held by Floridians. We urge Gov. DeSantis to return to his Second Amendment roots.”  Lee Williams is a Florida Carry board member and chief editor of the Second Amendment Foundation's Investigative Journalism Project. Click here to see his investigative work.

Governor DeSantis needs to get back to business and support the Second Amendment in full. If cannot get constitutional carry passed in 2023, then he will have to explain to Republican voters on a national level while Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and others were able to get this incredible conservative reform done, but DeSantis could not.

C'mon, Gov. DeSantis! Make Florida "Gunshine" Again!

Hawaii RINO On 9th Circuit, Pushed by Hawaii RINO Leaders

The RINOs in Hawaii are so bad, that they even deceived then President Bush to appoint a Hawaii "Republican" to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

The same Republican ruled against the right of citizens throughout the Ninth Circuit Region to open carry a firearm.

Now, the ruling went toward liberty and a full respect of the Second Amendment.

But a Republican-appointed federal judge ruled against our rights.

Or rather, a Hawaii RINO!

Read the whole story below from the Hawaiian Islands Republican Assembly:

Aloha, Republicans: Today's breaking news about the 2nd Amendment rule by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals teaches us more about the Hawaii Republican Party's descent into liberalism than we could want to know in a lifetime. First, in case you haven't seen the story, it was a GREAT DAY for believers in self-defense here in the Aloha State.  After decades of abusive treatment by Democrat gun control freaks (the same folks who believe criminals have more rights than you do), local gun owners got fantastic news that Hawaii's candyass liberal restrictions on handguns in public are unconstitutional.  In a 2-to-1 ruling by the 9th Circuit panel of federal judges ruled today that the Constitution protects the right to openly carry a gun in public for self-defense, rejecting Hawaii's claims that the right to carry only applies to firearms kept at home. In this same 2-to-1 decision, the court reversed a ruling by federal District Judge Helen Gillmore that upheld Hawaii's restrictions, considered among the toughest in the nation. Hawaii-based 9th Circuit Judge Richard Clifton was the lone dissenter. Wait a cotton-picking minute!!   Rick Clifton!!  We know that name.  And YOU should know that name too.  Here's why. Today's dissenting vote AGAINST the 2nd Amendment was longtime Hawaii GOP honcho Rick Clifton who was mistakenly made a Federal appeals judge because the local RINO-controlled Republican Party pushed newly-elected President George W. Bush to nominate RINO Clifton to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.  Yuck!! Today in San Francisco (figures!), Judge Ricky Boy Clifton stood alone in criticizing the pro-2A majority opinion of his colleagues and argued like a candyass liberal by whining that “states such as Hawaii have long regulated and limited the public carrying of guns, which he said did not undermine the core of the Second Amendment.”  Actually, Judge RINO, the State of Hawaii interferes with the 2nd Amendment 24/7/365 thanks to nimrods like you. ----> You might remember the last time Clifton made the local news in 2017, back when he abused his position as a federal judge to help Doug Chin to STRIKE DOWN President Trump’s restrictions for travelers to the U.S. from dangerous countries.  Remember how our newly-elected president signed Executive Order 13769, “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States”.  Well, the Hawaii GOP's Ricky Boy wanted to help Democrats Doug Chin and David Ige let in the dangerous folks to Hawaii and the other 49 states.  In fact, Clifton sided with judges appointed by Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama to help Doug Chin's 'jihadi' agenda. Perhaps Clifton's lack of principles should have stopped him from being an officer of the Hawaii GOP for so many years and then should have stopped him from becoming a federal judge.  Clifton says that he is close to “what there is of an organized Republican Party in Hawaii,” but he says that he has “no strongly pronounced political philosophy.” And there you have it.  Clifton doesn’t really have any beliefs, so he aligns himself with the RINO’s and closet Democrats at the Republican Party of Hawaii.  This revelation, combined with Clifton's liberal actions on the 9th Circuit Court, really explainseverything that's wrong with our party.  Auwe! *** HIRA believes you deserve to know that the Hawaii GOP is just a front organization for liberals who don't ever want the Aloha State to turn red, ever. *** -------------------------------------------------

Final Reflection

I have never seen, never read so much corruption in my life. The Hawaii Republican Party is one of the most dysfunctional institutions I have ever read. They don't raise money. They don't field candidates. They can't get any decent leadership.

There is no team-building, there is no teamwork or team efforts. Republican leaders even support and donate to Democrats because they think that that is their best chance for any kind of power or influence in Sacramento.

And now we have proof that the Hawaii RINOs mislead federal officials, even our own Presidents, to nominate men to federal judicial offices who have no business being there in the first place!