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It is a rarity for a conservative to emerge from the alternate reality most of them call home. But, in the instance of Alabama’s Madison County Sheriff Blake Dorning, a small part of reality has seeped into his right wing world.
Alabama Senator Gerald Allen has introduced Alabama Senate Bill 24 (SB24) that would repeal the current Alabama statute that requires a permit to have a concealed handgun on your person or in a vehicle. Further, it will allow everyone who was previously denied a lawful permit to now be able to carry a concealed handgun.
(The complete text of SB24 can be read at this link:
Alabama SB24 | 2017 | Regular Session )
Isn’t that great news? For Sheriff Dorning it certainly is NOT.
The sheriff, obviously a devoted Republican who undoubtedly voted for Der Gropenfürher, is slowly coming to understand the true dangers of allowing all the nuts in his county (and state) to walk around with loaded guns stuffed down their pants. In response to this, the sheriff has begun an effort to gain public support to prevent Allen’s SB24 from becoming law. He has written an open letter to the people in his state asking them to contact their representatives and tell them to, “stop this madness.”
In an excerpt from Downing’s letter he points out: “Alabama law currently prohibits weapons at organized protests. A repeal of the current law by the passing of SB24 will allow handguns to be present at both peaceful and non-peaceful protests. This is especially troublesome and dangerous for protests that espouse hatred. Although protests are protected by the First Amendment, these gatherings will now be attended by persons possessing a handgun hidden from view of law enforcement. SB24 will allow these persons with a past history of violent behavior to do so.”
(His entire letter can be read at this link:
Message From Sheriff Blake Dorning )
Despite the BS constantly spread by the NRA and other Second Amendment fanatics, the vast majority of Americans want to see common sense gun control laws implemented nation wide. Laws that would keep firearms out of the hands of former convicts, the mentally disturbed, domestic abusers, etc.
However, it is surprising to see a Southern conservative shocked to the point of facing the reality of the dangers of permitting any and all nuts to carry a concealed weapon nearly everywhere they go. It is a given that the intelligence level of Southern conservatives is even lower than that of conservatives in the rest of the nation. But it IS understandable why most conservatives oppose common sense gun laws, they would be among those forbidden by these laws to own any type of gun. And, whether Sheriff Downing is successful in stopping SB24, or not, his chances for re-election are rapidly dwindling with the publishing of his letter.
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