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Western States Sheriffs View Gun Control Debate Off Target

Western State Sheriff's Association LogoSedona AZ (April 9, 2013) –  During the Western States Sheriff’s Association (WSSA) Annual Conference this past March in Las Vegas, Nevada, Yavapai County (Arizona) Sheriff Scott Mascher was elected to its Board of Directors.

The WSSA was formed in order to improve and provide effective service and protection to all citizens of Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming. As stated in its by-laws, “This joining together of the Sheriffs will allow them to assist each other in fulfilling their duties and obligations to the people of these states as chief law enforcement officers of their respective counties. The mission of the WSSA is to assist Sheriffs and their Offices with Federal and State legislative issues, address policy and procedural matters, develop guidelines to promote uniformity in matters that are important to Sheriffs of the Western United States, and to work together to keep the office of Sheriff strong.”

Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher

Yavapai County Sheriff Scott Mascher

During the 2013 March conference, several resolutions were approved unanimously by over 200 Sheriffs from member states around the country.

One of those resolutions concerns gun control and violence in the United States. The WSSA resolved, in part, that “an unlawful act of violence hatched in the mind and heart of an individual intent to do harm to others makes that individual culpable for the criminal action regardless of the type of weapon that have been used or the manner in which was used.” Additionally, the resolution states “that the Sheriffs in attendance at the 2013 Annual Training Conference of the WSSA agree that the rush to react to the violence by proposing controls on guns is ill conceived and is truly a distraction to the real problems proliferating violence in our country.”

Sheriff Mascher will represent the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office as a member of the WSSA Board in support of its unified efforts on this and other important topics.

For more information on the WSSA, including copies of other resolutions approved during the March 2013 conference, visit its website at http://www.westernsheriffs.org/Welcome.html.

 

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  3. Did you know that members of the military are required to pass a background check before they’re allowed to join the service?

    The U.S. Senate is getting ready to vote on universal background checks, and despite the fact that 92% of Americans support the measure, its passage remains in doubt.

    I had to pass a background check to carry a weapon in Iraq, and we should require the same of people who want to carry one at home.

    We only have a few days to demonstrate the overwhelming support this issue enjoys. Thousands of veterans with VoteVets.org have already signed a petition on this issue. Will you add your name to theirs today?

    The petition on SignOn.org to the United States Senate says:

    If a background check is needed to join the military and carry a weapon in Iraq, we should require the same of people who want to carry one at home.

    We’ll have a veteran deliver your message to the U.S. Senate before the vote.

    Thanks!

    Glenn Kunkel, Iraq War Veteran & Purple Heart Recipient
    Member VoteVets.org

  4. Sheriff Scott Mascher believes in the US Constitution as it was written, especially the 2nd Amendment. Congratulations Sheriff Mascher. We are proud to have you representing us in this important Association. We will gladly back you up if the need should ever be necessary.

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