HIAWASSEE, Ga. – Two of the five contenders in the Towns County sheriff’s race have taken bold postures on the popular pro-Second Amendment Sanctuary County movement sweeping Georgia. Sheriff candidates Daren “Bear” Osborn and Linda J. Curtis made their positions clear on social media following FYN’s publication of Towns County Sole Commissioner Cliff Bradshaw’s support on the action.
Commissioner Bradshaw stated on Jan. 22 that he is delaying the measure prior to the election of Towns County’s future sheriff later this year. “We’ll obviously need the support of the sheriff’s office to move forward,” Bradshaw told FYN, referencing the upcoming retirement of current Sheriff Chris Clinton. The commissioner’s response to the issue drew ample approval from grateful Towns County residents.
“Again, as sheriff, I will fully support any and all state and local officials in making Towns County a Second Amendment Sanctuary County,” Osborn reiterated on Jan. 23.
Daren “Bear” Osborn began speaking out on the issue prior to the commissioner’s public support.
Curtis followed suit two days later. “I stand behind our 2nd Amendment right to bear arms,” Curtis vowed in a written statement. “They will have to physically remove me from office before I would hurt the residents of Towns County with an unconstitutional order to remove our guns. Not on my watch…EVER!” Curtis has been active in condoning the hot topic in a newly-formed Facebook group, Georgia 2A Sanctuary Counties.
Linda Curtis, candidate for Towns County sheriff
The pro-Second Amendment group has grown to include over 23,000 members in a mere week’s time. Candidate Kenneth “Ode” Henderson, in addition to contender Jim Couch, has joined the viral group of gun rights supporters, although neither contestant has publicly voiced their personal positions on the matter. Couch, however, shared earlier this month on his social media page that he stands “with the position of the Georgia Sheriff’s Association regarding our Second Amendment rights.”
The fifth candidate to enter the Towns County sheriff’s race, Lisa Joseph, has remained silent pertaining to the matter thus far.
The Second Amendment Sanctuary County movement gained swift traction in Georgia following the widely controversial “red flag” law recently introduced in Virginia. The purpose of a sanctuary county is to ensure that a locality will not use law enforcement resources to execute proposed antigun laws.
UPDATE: Georgia 2A Sanctuary Counties has since renamed itself Georgia Citizen Defense League Group
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Too many peaceable, lawful citizens temporarily have been duped by the gun grabbin’ moms & big city billionaires. But it won’t last. More than two centuries ago, our founders created the first firearm sanctuary by enacting the U.S. Constitution and its famous 2nd Amendment. It’s the socialists who would attempt to negate a legally enacted law that affirms a natural human right.
We’re witnessing a sea change in the sanctuary movement intended to preserve the 2nd Amendment. I’ve always believed that these partisan laws could be defeated by simply denying assistance to federal or state law enforcement. Clearly, federal and state resources alone are woefully inadequate to enforce such things as red flag laws or bayonet lug violations. Clearly too, they could not begin to undertake such an effort without local law enforcement assistance.
If deputizing thousands in Culpeper County, Virginia, to physically resist federal and state law enforcement, is representative of this nationwide movement, it’s a rebellion against one issue which could rapidly expand. As of mid-January, 475 counties already have proclaimed sanctuary status and almost 70 percent of the counties nationwide are projected to declare allegiance to the Constitution and refuse to enforce laws that violate it. That would comprise 472 counties with only one murder per year plus 1,700 counties that have no murders at all. I’d add that 46 cities and towns also have declared sanctuary status and an additional seven sheriffs have pledged support.
If that projection materializes, one desirable result would force federal and state enforcement to concentrate on the 63 counties (2% of the total) where half of America’s murders occur. And if federal and state law enforcement concentrated on the largest cities, instead of threatening peaceable citizens, they could wipe out most of the gang members, mobs and serious felons. Crime rates would plummet and the democrats might just shut up about this issue. I’m not gonna’ hold my breath though.
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Why Commissioner Bradshaw do you choose not to comment on your standing on 2nd Amendment Sanctuary County. Simply asks if you are in favor or not, your reluctance is not favorable.