Comments on: Gun control talk boosts sales

By: Wilfred Monahan

Wilfred Monahan — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 06:25:42 +0000

Here’s a wild prediction: When the smoke clears, and the new gun control legislation / executive orders are enacted, our brave sheriff will carefully analyze the law and find that everything is just barely consistent with the constitution, and he will not refuse to obey and enforce the new laws.

By: Gary Femora

Gary Femora — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:16:51 +0000

This may come as a surprise to Jim Riordan, but not everything on youtube is factual. The disinformation about Australia’s gun experience is a bunch of hogwash. Try http://www.factcheck.org/2009/05/gun-control-in-australia/ for the truth. Australia has experienced decreases in crime and violence. By the way, factcheck.org is non-partisan. They go after conservatives and liberals. (Of course, the righty extremists offer up so much more material). Poor gullible Mr. Riordan.

By: Nancy

Nancy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:08:06 +0000

I agree. Hats of to Sheriff D Agostini. You go, Sheriff!!!

By: Tom Quincy

Tom Quincy — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 02:07:41 +0000

Jim Riordan- I stand corrected. All this time I thought the sheriff was a law enforcement official, but now I see that he is more powerful than the courts and the legislators. He gets to unilaterally determine the constitutionality of federal laws. You are most wise and learned. I really don’t get why everyone seems to think you are some kind of simple-minded moron.

By: Jim Riordan

Jim Riordan — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 19:26:42 +0000

Tom Quincy. The last word is: the Sheriffs in each county pledge to uphold the Constitution instead of trample on it like Washington pigs. I am honored to have a Sheriff that interprets it correctly for his and My County. You all like links, take a look at this one. https://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=fGaDAThOHhA Still want gun control?? Give me a break. Sure works well in Aussie, doesn’t it??

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:15:46 +0000

AMERICAN COUP? Last night (Saturday) VP Joe Biden said "I'm proud to be president of the United States." HERE (Video clip)

By: Nathan Foltz

Nathan Foltz — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 06:02:32 +0000

Jonny D for president

By: Tom Quincy

Tom Quincy — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 03:38:22 +0000

And all this time I thought that the authority for interpreting what laws are and are not constitutional was vested in the US Supreme Court. Where did I get that silly idea. In reality it is up to your local county sheriff. Boy, this guy sure knows how to suck up to his audience, doesn’t he? I wonder what other elected office he has his eye on?

By: Not In My County

Not In My County — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 01:26:06 +0000

El Dorado County Sheriff: “I will not be pressured to enforce unconstitutional laws”. PLACERVILLE, Calif. (KRNV & MyNews4.com) – El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini penned a letter to Vice President Biden expressing his concern over proposed new gun laws. Sheriff D’Agostini writes to the Vice President, “The purpose of this letter is to go on record of re-affirming my oath of office and making it clear that I and my staff will never violate [our oath of office] by being pressured into enforcing any unconstitutional provision, law or executive order.”

D’Agostini writes that banning guns would still leave guns in the hands of people “who have no respect for the rule of law.” He says California law enforcement continues to encounter people prohibited from owning guns that do have firearms. The Sheriff writes the problems with violent crime in the United States is not from firearms but “an issue of mental illness and antisocial behavior.”

He continues to write, “If as much effort were expended in keeping criminals out of our communities and identifying and treating our mentally ill as are expended in the folly of gun control, the Nation would experience and immensely measurable decrease in violent crime.” -Paddy O’Furniture

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:49:53 +0000

Sorry. Paddy!!!

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:48:51 +0000

Speaking of lawyers, DB, if “TAM” is going to call our sheriff a “liar” she might consider consulting one.

By: Paddy O'furniture

Paddy O'furniture — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:41:37 +0000

Evelyn, a good lawyer knows that while in court, you never ask a question you don’t know the answer to. Well, in the same vein, it’s not fair to ask questions for which you already know there is no good answer. Anyway, BRAVO to you.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:19:32 +0000

. . . and, finally, Tam: Having referenced assault weapons/rifles four (4) times, you clearly would know one when you saw it. It’s not possible to legislate about “assault weapons” without defining them. What features must legislation incorporate?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:06:16 +0000

. . . and while you’re at it, Tam, supporting links would bolster your position.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:03:28 +0000

Tam: Please elaborate on the “lies” told by Sheriff John D’Agostini.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:31:16 +0000

BRAVO TAM!

By: Tam

Tam — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:18:28 +0000

Well it’s nice to know our Sheriff and other law enforcement uphold our Constitutional right to bear arms, but they shouldn’t be spreading lies about what the government, the President, or any other Representative wants to do in regards to gun control. NO ONE, and I repeat, NO ONE, has proposed taking away all guns from people, or saying they don’t have the right to own them. Does anyone listen, or are they too busy talking!
I find it offensive that we have leaders in our County that will join with the extremists. You can jump to conclusions all you want, but the reality of the situation is that no one is proposing taking away all guns. In a perfect world, we wouldn’t have to have guns, but obviously we don’t live in Nirvana. And I would think our Sheriff and Leaders would welcome some common sense gun control, to make their job a little easier, and maybe know when they go to a residence, what type of firearms they will find behind that door. I would think they would want less people pointing a gun at them, rather than more, especially here in the rural areas of the State. I hear guns going off all the time, and have no idea if someone just got shot or killed, or if they were just target practice. I know laws don’t always make people do the right thing, and criminals are always going to break the law, but to sit by and do nothing is also contemptuous to those children and any innocent victim who lost their lives to assault weapons, or any gun for that matter.
We have stricter laws in California to prosecute those committing crimes with a weapon, and they should be the same across the country, not just State to State, or city to city. I would hope our County leaders read what’s proposed before making it sound like an US or Them situation, and back some common sense restrictions on assault type weapons, and get the mentally unstable better health care. We have had quite a few instances here in our County where people were killed rather than helped, and put the law enforcement people at risk trying to arrest them. Wouldn’t they prefer attempting to arrest someone who doesn’t have an assault weapon pointed at them, and could take them all down before stepping on the property?
Just saying…keep the faith and hopefully we will all come to our senses. (Ah yes, as I hear gunfire in the background). Wonder who is thinking of the children killed by a spray of ammunition with a minimum of approx twenty hits per child, and missing hands, arms, and faces, and some in their closed caskets at their funerals. Maybe we ought to be thinking of them, over a gun owner’s entertainment to have an assault rifle. :/

By: francescaduchamp@att.net

francescaduchamp@att.net — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:32:56 +0000

I also agree with Evelyn Much respect to El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini. Thank You for standing up for yourself and the county you represent.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:02:40 +0000

"Petition To Create Gun Free Zone Around Obama Gets 25,000 Signatures..... Obama raises signature level for response to 100,000" - HERE

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 17:00:06 +0000

Hats off to El Dorado County Sheriff John D’Agostini.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:57:41 +0000

LIST OF SHERIFFS STANDING UP AGAINST OBAMA’S GUN CONTROL
1. Jackson County, Kentucky Sheriff Denny Peyman
2. Linn County, Oregon Sheriff Tim Mueller
3. Madison County, Idaho Sheriff Roy Klingler
4. Crook County, Oregon Sheriff Jim Hensley
5. Douglas County, Oregon Sheriff John Hanlin
6. Curry County, Oregon Sheriff John Bishop
7. Livingston County, Missouri Sheriff Steve Cox
8. Smith County, Texas Sheriff Larry Smith
9. Josephine County, Sheriff Gil Gilbertson
10. Madison Count, Alabama Sheriff Blake Dorning
11. Larimer County, Colorado Sheriff Justin Smith
12. Charleston County, South Carolina Sheriff Al Cannon
13. Morgan County, Alabama Sheriff Ana Franklin
14. Houston County, Alabama Sheriff Andy Hughes
15. Gilmer County, Georgia Sheriff Stacy Nicholson
16. Pine County, Minnesota Sheriff Robin Cole
17. Grant County, Oregon, Sheriff Glenn Palmer
18. Coos County, Oregon Sheriff Craig Zanni
19. Johnson County, Missouri Sheriff Charles Heiss
20. Martin County, Florida Sheriff Bill Snyder
21. Siskiyou County, California Sheriff Jon Lopey
22. Humboldt County, Nevada Sheriff Ed Kilgpore
23. Stanislaus County, California Sheriff Adam Christianson
24. Grant County, Oregon Sheriff Glenn Palmer
25. Lawrence County, Missouri Sheriff Bard DeLay
26. Shasta County, California Sheriff Tom Bosenko
27. El Dorado County, California Sheriff John D’Agostini
28. Tehama County, California Sheriff David Hencraft
29. Lassen County, California Sheriff Dean Growden
30. Del Norte County, California Sheriff Dean Wilson
31. Modoc County, California Sheriff Mike Poindexter
32. Mendocino County, California Sheriff Thomas Allman
33. Plumas County, California Sheriff Greg Hagwood

34. Humboldt County, California Sheriff Mike Downey
35. Smith County, Texas Sheriff Larry Smith

36. Madison County Alabama Sheriff Blake Dorning

37. Charleston County South Carolina Sheriff Al Cannon
38. Morgan County Alabama Sheriff Ana Franklin
39. Houston County Alabama Sheriff Andy Hughes
40. Gilmer County Georgia Sheriff Stacy Nicholson
41 Canyon County Idaho Sheriff Kieran Donahue
42. Fresno County, California Sheriff Margaret Mims
43. Washington County, Oregon Sheriff Pat Garrett
44. Multnomah County, Oregon Sheriff Dan Staton
45. Yavapai County, Arizona Sheriff Scott Mascher
46. Boone County, Ohio Sheriff Micahel A. Helmig,

47. Clermont County, Ohio Sheriff A.J. Rodenberg
48. Morgan County, Alabama Sheriff Ana Franklin
49. Maricopa County, Ariznona Sheriff Joe Arpaio
50. El Paso County, Colorado Sheriff Terry Maketa

51. Weld County, Colorado Sheriff John Cooke
52. Oconee County, Georgia Sheriff Scott Berry
53. Gilmer County, Sheriff Stacy Nicholson
54. Canyon County, Idaho Sheriff Kieran Donahue;

(PLUS New Mexico, 30 of the state’s 33 county Sheriff’s)

By: James E.

James E. — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:51:06 +0000

Treason? Anderson Cooper giving aid and comfort to our enemies?

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:46:03 +0000

"Sandy Hook Smoking Gun Revealed: Factions of Government, Law Enforcement, and Mainstream Media Including Anderson Cooper Engaged in Treason Against the United States and it’s Citizens" - HERE

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:40:29 +0000

(Richard, have a great weekend!) "New Proposal Will Force Gun Owners to Store Assault Weapons At Government Authorized Storage Depots" - Massachusetts State Representative David Linsky has filed a new bill that would, among other things, force gun owners to undergo mental health background checks, acquire liability insurance, pay an additional 25% tax on all forms of ammunition, and require firearms categorized as “assault weapons” to be stored outside of their homes and only at government approved storage depots. - HERE

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 16:31:28 +0000

"Man who doesn't 'believe' in guns rescued from armed robbery by two good Samaritans with guns" - HERE

By: really???

really??? — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 15:47:03 +0000

you would think as a store whos job it is to sell guns, they would know that they didnt sell an “assualt weapon”. they sold a semi automatic rifle.

By: Chuck Holland

Chuck Holland — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 14:07:16 +0000

“Susan O” the anti gun abolish the second amendment folks that post here are primarily using anonymous or incomplete names in their posts. What are you hiding from? Are you not proud of what your trying to accomplish? Use your real full name so the reporter knows how to contact you.

By: Susan O.

Susan O. — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 04:26:50 +0000

“or even to abolish the Second Amendment,” writes Dawn Hodson. Ms. Hodson, you provided NOTHING to back up this rhetoric…just trying to fan the flames? The President certainly has not suggested this, nor the Democratic party. I would like to see another article in the Mt. Dem about folks in El Dorado County who are very concerned about gun violence in our country…I’m sure you remember the tragic school shooting in our own community? Let’s be “fair and balanced,” shall we?

By: Dick Branson

Dick Branson — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 23:31:49 +0000

Dawn Hodson is an awful reporter. She begins with this line: “there have been calls from politicians across the country to impose stricter gun control or even to abolish the Second Amendment”. Please, Ms. Hodson, give examples of politicians across the country calling for the abolition of the second amendment. Or else, please print a retraction.

By: J. Otherside

J. Otherside — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:29:36 +0000

This would be laughable were the results not so tragic. Under the current administration gun ownership has jumped, not just lately but for the past 4+ years. From 0.6 firearms per citizen (man, woman, and child!) to soon over 1.0 per citizen and climbing. I know the intent is for the best, but it’s hard to imagine a more effective way to increase gun ownership than to implement a perceived threat to ban or restrict. Does no one in government ever learn the book burning lesson?

By: chrispytahoe

chrispytahoe — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 18:30:57 +0000

NRA=UNION

By: Nathan Foltz

Nathan Foltz — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 04:53:09 +0000

NRA Dinner April 20 at 5 pm El Dorado County Fairgrounds. Last year the Placerville dinner was the most attended dinner in the state. Get your tics early as last year we sold out 530 622 6500. Thanks

By: cllea

cllea — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 03:34:35 +0000

Dee, OMG, surely you gest? Anonymous is an anarchic cyber guerilla organization. They attack many for what “they” feel is against democracy. This group is not far left or far right. They will attack what pleases them. So don’t push this crap to the left or the right!

By: Dee

Dee — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 02:03:36 +0000

cllea- while discussing groups against the Administrations attempts to overturn the 2nd Admendment, please remember to include that far left group Anonymous. Here is part of their statement regarding gun control.—–
““Mr. Obama the 2nd amendment of the US Constitution does not talk about an army, that is covered elsewhere in the constitution. It does talk about a well regulated militia which is made of civilians with their own weapons. The second amendment of the US Constitution does not talk about protecting government or government resources, but it does talk about being necessary for the security of a free state. The second amendment of the US constitution does not say a single word about hunting or sport. But it does say ‘The peoples right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed’.”

“To the American people, as many laws have been banning firearms in cities such as Chicago, New York, and Washington D.C have been implemented and as the courts get them, they are now being overthrown as being unconstitutional. Even if they were not ruled on, they are an infringement to your second amendment rights and you have no obligation to obey it and the courts have no obligation to enforce it.”
Anonymous ————“Politics makes strange bedfellows”
Charles Dudley Warner

By: Tom Gibney

Tom Gibney — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:13:40 +0000

Yep, don;t you city slicker politicians come up to these hills…or any other hills for that matter…lol! Seriously though, I am glad I bought stock in Ruger and Smith & Wesson some time ago….I was just following Rahm Emanuels advice…never let a good crisis go to waste! LOL I swear…liberals are just too easy!

By: cllea

cllea — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:11:56 +0000

Spouting NRA rhetoric about some politicians calling to abolish the Second Amendment. That isn’t the intent at all. The Tea Party/Anarchist mindset that is arming to be ready for a fight, itching for a fight with the government is just plain militant crazy. How do you see that beginning and ending? Most members of the NRA are for the controls the President and Vice have proposed. It’s their Executives spouting this extreme rhetoric playing to the crazies. Real clear Dawn has her head where the sun don’t shine as well. “Riding on the back of a tiger, you will probably end up inside.”–JFK