Lawrence County, Missouri Sheriff Writes Letter To Obama: Brad A. DeLay Won't Enforce Obama's Gun Control Attempts

Lawrence County, Missouri, Sheriff Brad A. DeLay has sent an open letter to Barack Obama on recent efforts to promote gun control by executive order. Sheriff DeLay writes in his letter that he will not enforce any of Barack Obama's attempts at executing unconstitutional gun control efforts.

Here's the letter:


Mr. President




January 16, 2013





The Honorable Barack Obama

PresidentUnited States of America

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Avenue

WashingtonD.C.20500





Dear Mr. President,



My name is Brad A. DeLay and I am the Sheriff of Lawrence County, Missouri.  I have held this office since October 2008 and involved in law enforcement since 1993.  I am writing to you to express my concern with the tone of your administration with respect to the Second Amendment Rights of American citizens.  It appears to me and many Americans that there is a genuine desire on the part of your administration to restrict the Second Amendment rights of law abiding American citizens in the interest of curbing gun violence in our nation.  

Throughout our nation’s history the United States Constitution and the Bill of Rights has served as the very foundation of our free society.  The Second Amendment to the United States Constitution has long guaranteed our citizens the right to keep and bear arms and is central to our ability to live in a free society.  Any attempt to restrict these Second Amendment rights through executive order is unconstitutional and tantamount to an all-out assault on the United States Constitution.  Just as the Fourth Amendment to the constitution guarantees our citizens the right to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects against unreasonable search and seizure, the Second Amendment guarantees each of us the right to keep and bear arms to protect ourselves from anyone who would seek to cause us harm.  This was stated by our founding fathers to which they also included the federal Government.

World history has shown us that when a society does not possess the ability to defend itself it becomes ripe for victimization by criminals, and ripe for government oppression.  One need not look too far in today’s world to see glaring examples of defenseless people being brutalized by rogue regimes and dictators.Syria,North Korea, and Maliare just a few examples of this type of oppression. Mexico is a stark reminder of a society overrun with criminal element in the form of Drug Cartels.

As the duly elected Sheriff of Lawrence County, Missouri, it is my sworn duty to protect and defend the Constitutions of the United States of America, and the State of Missouri against all enemies both foreign and domestic. This means I not only have the duty to protect my constituents from incidents of crime, but I also have a duty and responsibility to protect and preserve the individual rights and liberties afforded and guaranteed to every citizen by our Constitution.  This, Mr. President is a duty I fully understand, appreciate, and will carry out with great vigor and conviction.  I will most certainly urge my fellow Sheriffs in the State of Missouri and across this great nation to rise to the defense and aid of all Americans should the federal government attempt to enact any legislation, or executive order that impedes, erodes, or otherwise diminishes their constitutional right to keep and bear arms.  I will use all means legal to meet this solemn and sacred responsibility.



 Respectfully,





Brad A. DeLay

 Sheriff Lawrence County, Missouri.