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From WarOnGuns Correspondent CDT, via email as follow-up to this post : I had a call from Maricopa County Sheriff's Office today (quite speedy response!) and I now believe I fully understand what is going on. MCSO has its tit in a unique wringer that other sheriffs do not. MCSO website : In a class action lawsuit filed in 2007,  Manuel de Jesus Ortega Melendres v. Arpaio , MCSO was found to have relied on racial profiling and unlawful traffic stops of Latinos. The court found that, under the direction of Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office violated the constitutional rights of Latinos. MCSO is currently under oversight by a Federal Court appointed Monitor. We are applying unprecedented financial and personnel resources to help us to achieve full and effective compliance with the court orders. Website of MC Supervisor Debbie Lesko : After 18 years, four different sheriff administrations and over $300 Million later, the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office is sti...

Shared via email by WarOnGuns Correspondent CDT : Dear President Trump: This past Thursday, there was a spree shooting at Fort Stewart, exacerbated by the fact that none of the servicemen in a position to control the shooter were armed. I won't waste any language further describing the attack, I'm confident you're aware of it. There have been seven other spree shootings with this same profile since 2009, all made possible by President Clinton's ban on soldiers carrying arms inside military bases (DOD Directive 5210.56). There is no place in the USA for victim disarmament policies, but *especially* not on military bases. Back in 2015, you volunteered this pledge to Fredy Riehl of AmmoLand.com: "As Commander-in-Chief, I would mandate that soldiers remain armed and on alert at our military bases. President Clinton never should have passed a ban on soldiers being able to protect themselves on bases. America’s Armed Forces will be armed. They will be able to defend the...