Scott Morefield | Reporter
A Washington state police chief used a department Facebook account to declare his department’s intention to not enforce the state’s new gun laws.
Last Tuesday, over 60 percent of Washington voters approved[1] a sweeping new gun control initiative that raises the age limit for semiautomatic rifle purchases, imposes a 10-day waiting period, and enhances background checks[2]. The National Rifle Association, among other groups, was highly critical[3] of the law.
The Republic Police Facebook post, written by Republic Police Chief Loren Culp and posted the day after the initiative was passed, stated that “no Republic Police Officer will infringe on a citizens right to keep and Bear Arms, PERIOD!”
I’ve talked with quite a few concerned citizens today so let me clear something up.
I’ve taken 3 public oaths, one in the US Army and Two as a police officer. All of them included upholding and defending the Constitution of the United States of America.
The second amendment says the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.
As long as I am Chief of Police, no Republic Police Officer will infringe on a citizens right to keep and Bear Arms, PERIOD! – Chief Culp
Two days later, Culp posted a recommended “2nd Amendment Sanctuary City Ordinance” that would “prevent federal and state infringement on the right to keep and bear arms.” (RELATED: SAF, NRA File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Washington’s Initiative 1639)[4]
“An ORDINANCE of the City of Republic, which shall be known and may be cited as the ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuary City Ordinance.’ To prevent federal and state infringement
