04.22.13
Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton recently testified before the Multnomah County Commissioners endorsing their latest proposals to strip Multnomah County residents of gun rights.
Their proposals (due to be enacted next week Thursday) would not only make it illegal for most people to be armed in public places, it would also make many victims of gun thefts… criminals. So, not only would they be victims of a crime, they would become criminals because they were victims of crime.
Rational people will recognize this as lunacy. But clearly Multnomah County Sheriff Dan Staton has not. In fact, he has embraced these proposals.
In the political climate in which we live, this should be disappointing, but not surprising. But it is a bit surprising in light of a letter Staton sent in January to the people who elected him.
In it, Staton said :
“The first line of my Oath of Office is that I will support the Constitution of the United States, and I have and intend to continue to do that very thing. I support the rights of citizens granted by the Constitution, and have worked hard to ensure those rights are protected.”
And yet now, Staton has hitched his wagon to the star of disarming the people who hired him. Well that didn’t take long did it?
If you want to share your concerns with the Sheriff his email is sheriff@mcso.us and his phone is 503-988-4300 .