Editor:
I commend Sheriff Kilgore for writing his letter to Vice President Joe Biden, but I don't believe that he should have had to. The constitution does not give the executive branch of the government the right to make law.
I think Vickie Rock (guest opinion, Humboldt Sun, Jan. 22-24) should look a little closer at who's acting like a king and re-read the "Declaration of Independence" directed at King George III; specifically, "that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed - that whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute new government."
Thus, the reason for the Second Amendment is to prevent the government from getting more powerful than the people.
This gun issue has more to do with the Fourth Amendment than the Second: "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized."
I believe that gun control is the next step (not the first) toward unreasonable searches and seizures - including intrusive background checks.
We can do nothing in this country without seeking permission from the government. Try not paying your taxes or getting permits, licenses, registrations ... (the list gets longer daily) and see what constitutional rights you have.
I believe this issue is more to do with control than guns.
Respectfully submitted with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence.
Roger N. Johnson
Winnemucca
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