Bad Gun Law

"I think that when statesmen forsake their own private conscience for the sake of their public duties, they lead their countries by a short route to chaos."
--Sir Thomas More (A Man for All Seasons)

A Virginia sheriff says that he will not enforce state gun control bills if they are passed as currently written because he believes the bills are unconstitutional.

Sheriff Richard Vaughan of Grayson County, VA:

“If the bills go through as proposed, they will not be enforced. They are unconstitutional.”#VirginiaRally #Richmond2ARally #Virginia2A pic.twitter.com/tfweiB1Uv5

— Michael Coudrey (@MichaelCoudrey) January 20, 2020

But isn't it the job of law enforcement officers to...enforce the law? Not if it is bad law. Because it opposes the natural rights of man, bad law always requires aggression to enforce. Yes, those behind the creation and passage of bad law are at fault. But so are those who are 'following orders' to enforce it.

This sheriff is saying that he chooses not to be a lever of aggression--an agent for those who wish to enact bad gun law.