Alabama – ASA and Bloomberg Fight Against Constitutional Carry

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U.S.A. -(AmmoLand.com)- Bobby Timmons, director of the Alabama Sheriff’s Association (ASA), is so opposed to acknowledging your inherent right-to-carry, and wants so badly to protect the revenue stream from permit fees, that he openly opposes the Second Amendment and allies with anti-gun extremists. He said in a media interview that the ASA is working with a Bloomberg-backed, national anti-gun group in order to oppose the constitutional carry legislation currently in the Alabama Legislature.

From the 1819 News article:

Timmons has claimed several times that the Second Amendment was not written to give citizens the right to carry a weapon in a concealed fashion, saying that the amendment was only written to allow citizens to have weapons to defend their homes.

Given his interpretation of the Second Amendment, 1819 News asked Timmons if ASA would support amending the Constitution to limit the Second Amendment to the possession of firearms only for the defense of a person’s home.

‘Oh yeah,’ Timmons said. ‘I’d be in favor of that. But, I mean, it would never get passed.’

“When asked if permits were a significant revenue stream for Alabama Sheriffs, Timmons conceded this was true, but stressed that any such revenue would come from permits or taxes on the public.”

Please contact your county sheriff and ask them if the ASA accurately represents their position on your Second Amendment rights.


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Considerthis

Some think that when the SHTF , the police will be on our side.
Whenever pro-gun rights freedom measures are proposed, usually it is police that are opposed. Speaks volumes.

uncle dudley

Sounds like Timmons needs to live in New York or California where they have plenty of anti-gunners.
Why would the people of Alabama put up with this guy.

Stag

Wait, you mean to tell me that government thugs and ex-government thugs don’t support the 2A? I’m shocked!

Duane

It is all about money.

Offer to them replacement revenue and they most likely well back it.

Wass

There is a significant portion of LEOs who believe in civilian gun rights, but there’s also a lot of them whose feelings are, “I have mine, and I don’t want you to have yours”.

Finnky

Dang that sheriff Timmons is an old coot. If he was 18 when he was first quoted in the news, he’d be turning 119 this year. “From the 1819 news article:”

Guessing that was supposed to be 1918…