Jered
Regular Member
One of my county council members replied to my message asking if I was being sarcastic.
Here's an excerpt of my response:
Did I overdo it? If anyone else feels so inclined, they can use this as well.
Here's an excerpt of my response:
Washington State voters passed I-594, and that defines a firearm as a "weapon or device from which a projectile may be fired by means of an explosive such as gunpowder." The flare guns, nail guns, and novelty items that I listed all seem to fall within that definition of a firearm. I am asking you to petition the county prosecutor to prosecute any and all violations of I-594 as it revises state law, because the duty of his office is to prosecute criminal offenses that occur in his position. I am asking you to petition the sheriff's office as well, because they have a duty to enforce the laws of the State of Washington. If you allow them to ignore violations of this law, you are allowing them to undermine the very foundation of modern policing Robert Peel laid it out in his principal #5 which states that police need to demonstrate absolute and impartial service to the law. Every time that the sheriff's office knowingly allows any unlawful firearm sale and any time that the prosecutor declines to prosecute an unlawful firearm sale, they undermine public support and respect for the law. My goal in petitioning you as a resident of Whatcom County and one of your constituents was to seek your assistance in petitioning the Sheriff's Office to uphold the law as we the People of the State of Washington have enacted it. According to the Constitution of the State of Washington, all political power is inherent in the People. The People have spoken, and stated that they wish their government that derives its just power from the consent of the government to uphold state law, and require all items that the law defines as a firearm to be subject to a background check. We the People have Spoken, and revised the law to suit our requirements. I am simply calling upon the elected officials who derive their power from my consent and the consent of thousands and millions of people like myself to uphold the law as We the People have determined that it shall be written. To to otherwise is to fail the people who have delegated to you your political power.
Did I overdo it? If anyone else feels so inclined, they can use this as well.