Infringing on our inalienable rights - while granting a carve-out for non-citizens.
Police departments across the country are getting desperate to hire due to chronic understaffing and elevated burnout. Earlier this month, the Seattle Police Department became the latest major law enforcement agency to open recruiting to illegal aliens, and if hired, these new cops will end up having more gun rights than everyday Americans.
Under this new hiring policy, illegal aliens protected from deportation under the Obama-era DACA program will be eligible to apply. Of course, should these aspiring officers pass the training academy, they will be sworn to uphold the Constitution and laws of the United States and empowered with the full authority of the law, including the authority to arrest, execute warrants, and carry service weapons.
Many readers may not be aware that a series of federal laws exist that exempt active and retired police officers from state and local gun control laws when carrying off-duty and in restricted areas. This can include the right to carry in many gun-free zones and exempt them from bans on certain firearms and certain magazines. On top of that, House Republicans just passed a bill to further expand these rights to carry for current and retired cops on certain public lands and in many federal buildings.
While it sounds like a great idea at first glance, there’s a serious constitutional question that’s being ignored: Why should a certain class of people be given special rights that all Americans can’t enjoy—especially when that class of individuals may now include illegal aliens?
While cops can carry nationwide thanks to these federal protections, this right should be afforded to all Americans under the Second Amendment. Every hardworking, law-abiding citizen deserves to be able to exercise their rights and be able to defend themselves without fear of prosecution for crossing an imaginary line or for carrying a magazine capable of carrying “too many” rounds.
Some will argue “they have training” or “they’ve demonstrated responsibility,” but those are not pre-requisites in a free country for free people to exercise their rights. Just this week the U.S. Supreme Court flatly rejected an argument by the Department of Justice that a lack of “responsibility” can be enough to disarm someone. --->READ MORE HERE
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The city of Seattle is looking to fill the depleted ranks of its police department with migrants who as children entered the country illegally.
"The Seattle Police Department is now accepting applications from DACA recipients," reads a post last week on the Seattle Police Department's LinkedIn page.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, oftentimes known as "Dreamers," are migrants who entered the country illegally as minors and have since taken advantage of the DACA policy, an Obama-era program that allows qualifying migrants the ability to defer action on deportation and gain work authorization in the United States.
To qualify under the DACA program, recipients must have come to the U.S. before their 16th birthday and lack legal authorization to live in the United States.
Despite program recipients being authorized to work in the U.S., they have typically been unable to enter jobs in law enforcement, with qualifications for Seattle's police force previously noting that an applicant had to be a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident. DACA recipients also face restrictions on their ability to carry firearms, a vital qualification for aspiring law enforcement officers.
However, the restriction on DACA recipients carrying firearms was disputed by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) during a similar move by Los Angeles City authorities last year, with the U.S. Justice Department clarifying in a February letter that it is "ATF's position" that "DACA recipients may also possess firearms and ammunition seized as evidence or for forfeiture if the possession is in connection with their official duties." --->READ MORE HERE
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