Lining up public officials in support of legislation is standard fare for interest groups advancing their agenda on Capitol Hill. But the letter signed by 23 state Attorneys General in support of the National Rifle Association's bill to nationalize concealed carry of handguns suggests that, for those public officials, pandering to the gun lobby is far more important than doing the job they were sworn to perform.What's your opinion? Does that sound right to you?
Call me naïve, but I had always thought that a State Attorney General had a solemn duty to enforce the laws of his/her state. Apparently some Attorneys General recognize a "gun law" exception to that obligation.
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"Call me naïve, but I had always thought that a State Attorney General had a solemn duty to enforce the laws of his/her state."
ReplyDeleteOkay, you are naïve. :)
Actually, another part of the AG's job is to negotiate agreements with other states. In fact, nearly every state CCW law specifically directs the AG to negotiate reciprocity.
This brief from them falls quite within the scope of the AG's duties.
Yup, Henigan's naive. That's the best I can say about him. Another job of the attorney general is to protect the rights of the residents of a state. Note how that didn't get mentioned in the Brady Bunch article?
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