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flamingdem

(40,967 posts) Thu Oct 1, 2015, 07:55 PM Oct 2015

BREAKING - Oregon Sheriff Handling Massacre Fought the White House on Gun Control After Newtown [View all]

As the sheriff in Douglas County, Oregon, John Hanlin was front and center following Thursday's shooting at Umpqua Community College, which left at least 13 people dead and 20 others wounded.

Two years ago, Hanlin was one of hundreds of sheriffs around the country to vow to stand against new gun control legislation. In a January 15, 2013, letter to Vice President Joe Biden, he wrote, "Gun control is NOT the answer to preventing heinous crimes like school shootings."

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2015/10/oregon-sheriff-umpqua-massacre-white-house-gun-control-newtown

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BREAKING - Oregon Sheriff Handling Massacre Fought the White House on Gun Control After Newtown [View all] flamingdem Oct 2015 OP

yup. that is him. watching press conf right now. riversedge Oct 2015 #1

Yes, he had to put himself in the center of this flamingdem Oct 2015 #3

I doubt it Bettie Oct 2015 #14

I know right, these people are unreachable flamingdem Oct 2015 #16

To my everlasting shame Bettie Oct 2015 #18

That's a lot to deal with! flamingdem Oct 2015 #21

Yeah, mostly Bettie Oct 2015 #27

My brother is a nice guy. gvstn Oct 2015 #40

Mine stopped speaking to me for over a year Bettie Oct 2015 #49

Barny Fife with a beer gut olddots Oct 2015 #2

Let's see if this gun nut sheds a tear flamingdem Oct 2015 #4

Naw. Their fault for complying with school rules. ChairmanAgnostic Oct 2015 #29

So how does it taste? Sweet? Savory with a splash of Freedumb? Tangy? hatrack Oct 2015 #5

Whatever it tastes like, he likes it. (nt) enough Oct 2015 #6

Guns are clearly more sacred and more important than SheilaT Oct 2015 #7

And when you read the letter, you'll notice one thing (or lack thereof): hatrack Oct 2015 #8

Good catch, he sees everything in relationship to his needs flamingdem Oct 2015 #44

Look up sociopath and delusions of grandeur LuvLoogie Oct 2015 #47

Fugg him too malaise Oct 2015 #9

Does this mean we can blame him for the shooting today??? ileus Oct 2015 #10

A window into what gun control advocates are up against flamingdem Oct 2015 #12

And Fugg him flamingdem Oct 2015 #13

I wonder if he was responsible for not keeping it a "gun safe zone" without guns... cascadiance Oct 2015 #35

Has anyone suggested to Hanlin that he perform an unnatural sexual act on himself? If not, madinmaryland Oct 2015 #11

Cue the conspiracy theorists. ScreamingMeemie Oct 2015 #15

Hanlin is a pompous prick. sheshe2 Oct 2015 #17

True dat sheshe flamingdem Oct 2015 #19

Oh yeah, my money is on your guess. sheshe2 Oct 2015 #22

Has he changed his mind at all? nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2015 #20

Lawsuit GusBob Oct 2015 #23

He doesn't seem to realize that if everyone carried around a gun, taking the law into his own hands, Judi Lynn Oct 2015 #24

Not even shot necessarily passiveporcupine Oct 2015 #30

So true Judy flamingdem Oct 2015 #31

Dennis Richardson, who had Roseburg in his district, ran against Kitzhaber wanting to arm teachers.. cascadiance Oct 2015 #25

That would explain why they didn't take any questions at their presser. procon Oct 2015 #26

He was terrible at that presser flamingdem Oct 2015 #28

This explains a lot! eom Duval Oct 2015 #45

Let the good sheriff know how you feel!! BuddhaGirl Oct 2015 #32

Gee, smart guy that sheriff. IHateTheGOP Oct 2015 #33

I didn't understand the point of his press conference - he literally stood up to say 'I don't know' tomm2thumbs Oct 2015 #34

what a dip shit.. juxtaposed Oct 2015 #36

Barney Fife with an attitude. Capt.Rocky300 Oct 2015 #37

Dumb POS. n/t moondust Oct 2015 #38

Wonder if he'd feel that way if it was his blood pooling on the floor. Spitfire of ATJ Oct 2015 #39

That should make him a hero to a certain element here. Crunchy Frog Oct 2015 #41

He just announced this week that he's running for a third term as Sheriff. WheelWalker Oct 2015 #42

My 20 year old daughter didn't know what Newton was Nevernose Oct 2015 #43

She would have been what, 17, when it Ilsa Oct 2015 #51

She was old enough Nevernose Oct 2015 #55

Wow...what a nutter... SoapBox Oct 2015 #46

Case Closed Ccarmona Oct 2015 #48

He refused to comment on his letter Ilsa Oct 2015 #50

Yeah...Too Soon SoCalMusicLover Oct 2015 #52

He already said this shooting won't change his views on gun control CanonRay Oct 2015 #53

I swear this country is breaking up into two different tribes CanonRay Oct 2015 #54

It's a new civil war flamingdem Oct 2015 #56