Kudos go to Sheriff Donny Youngblood for CCW stance
Kudos to Sheriff Donny Youngblood on his response regarding the enforcement, or should I say the lack thereof, of Senate Bill 2 placing added restrictions on those citizens with lawful concealed weapon permits.
California already has the most restrictive gun laws in the country and the problems you read or see in the news aren’t from those who respect the law and continually go through the legal process to maintain their concealed weapons permits. The problem rests with the lunacy being legislated out of Sacramento by our government that has been taken over by liberal political and environmental activists who have no common sense or practicality in their governing ideology.
I have no problem with the 10-day wait period and background checks required to buy firearms. The problems we see in society aren’t coming from a lack of rules and regulations. The problems are coming from the lack of enforcement of laws and weakening of penalties for those who have committed crimes.
In addition, psychiatric care facilities and treatment for those who could be a threat to society were jettisoned by California’s government 20-plus years ago, adding further to the unrest, homelessness and crime we see today. But then I digress.
Of course, these are just a few of the failures of our progressive left ideology. What California needs is real leadership, not the partisan hacks like Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Attorney General Rob Bonta, who have no interest in doing what is best for Californian’s.
— Geoffrey King, Wasco
NOT THE SHERIFF’S JOB TO DECIDE LAWS
I read with great interest Mr. Donny Youngblood’s’ “sermon” from his desk in the Jan. 6 paper. Last I looked, the sheriff’s job description did not include making judgments about newly enacted legislation, nor allowing officers to uphold a law as they see fit.
Maybe we should save the state some money and eliminate the legislative branch of government. Or, better yet, vote our “good old boy” sheriff out of office.
— Bob Goon, Bakersfield
GET OVER IT? ARE YOU KIDDING?
On Thursday, Jan. 4, a teenage gunman went onto the campus of Perry Middle and High School just south of De Moines, Iowa. When it was over, one sixth-grade student was dead and seven other students and faculty were wounded.
The very next day, Donald Trump made a campaign stop not far from there and what did he say? He gave out the same old “hearts and prayers” speech and then he said that they need to “... get over it and move forward.” Get over it? Seriously? Move forward? To where?
All parents live with the nightmare of having to bury their child. It is something all parents dread. Any time the kids go out. With their friends, on a date, a class trip. No one rests until they hear the front door close and see the lights go out in the living room.
In August 2020, we had to bury our daughter. I looked at that fancy can (urn) and and all l could think of was that was my baby girl. A plastic bag full of gray ash. My little girl. Get over it? Move forward? It has been three years. I’ve got news for you, Donald: You never get over it. If this is all we can expect from someone who calls our honored dead “suckers, losers,” what can we expect from him if we encounter an event even worse than a mass shooting? I cannot even imagine.
— Michael Cariker, Bakersfield
MODIFY 2ND AMENDMENT FOR SAKE OF CHILDREN
So Americans are fine with the number No. 1 cause of death of children in America being gun violence. With more than 400 mass shootings last year, it is common sense that our children are the most vulnerable in protection of the Second Amendment.
I only ask one question to Americans who choose the Second Amendment over our children: Do you know the Third Amendment? What right does it give Americans? This amendment is outdated and has never been challenged in court for a reason. Let’s modify the Second Amendment for the sake of our children and the future of our democracy.
— William Guerrero, Bakersfield