Upstate NY Sheriffs Refuse To Enforce New Gun Laws

The New York Times reports:

Robert Milby, Wayne County’s new sheriff, has been in law enforcement most of his adult life, earning praise and promotions for conscientious service. But recently, Sheriff Milby has attracted attention for a different approach to the law: ignoring it.

Sheriff Milby is among at least a half-dozen sheriffs in upstate New York who have said they have no intention of aggressively enforcing gun regulations that state lawmakers passed last summer, forbidding concealed weapons in so-called sensitive areas.

Nationwide, conservative sheriffs have been at the front line of an aggressive pushback on liberal policies — often framing themselves as “constitutional sheriffs,” or as self-declared arbiters of any law’s constitutionality.

Read the full article. Earlier this week a federal judge temporarily blocked portions of New York’s new gun law. The state plans to appeal.

At least a half-dozen sheriffs in upstate New York have said they have no intention of aggressively enforcing gun regulations that state lawmakers passed in the summer.

“It’s a very, very low priority for me,” one said. https://t.co/40VIkfxnJ6

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