Utah Sheriffs Letter to Obama: Back Off

The latest pronouncement from American law enforcement officers to President Obama regarding gun control doesn’t mince any words.

Make no mistake, as the duly-elected sheriffs our our respective counties, we will enforce the rights guaranteed to our citizens by the Constitution. No federal official will be permitted to descend upon our constituents and take from them what the Bill of Rights--in particular Amendment II--has given them.

The full text of the letter from the Utah Sheriffs’ Association is here. (PDF document)

Is it me, or does it smell like 1860?

{Hat tip to the Washington Examiner.}