twoskinsonemanns
Regular Member
As you probably know the election for Berkeley County Sheriff is coming up very soon. Primary on May 8th!
As a concerned citizen and voter I tried to get the opinion of Sheriff Lemaster and challenger John Orem concerning the unlawful ban on guns on property owned, leased, controlled (etc) by the city of Martinsburg. I never received a response from the sheriff. I did however receive this response from the challenger John Orem. Also after this message he even sent me a link to this document, I believe it is a request to deny a motion to dismiss the case against Martinsburg in the current legal battle to have the unlawful law repealed.
I urge everyone in the county to PLEASE PLEASE vote and to keep this message from the challenger John Orem in mind when you do.
Thank you very much!
Mr John Orem,
I am a Berkeley County resident and a regular voter. I am impressed with your current campaign for Sheriff of Berkeley Count and would like to know your position concerning the issue of law abiding citizens carry weapons for their protection.
I am deeply concerned with Martinsburg City Code § 545.14 that was passed in an effort to restrict law abiding citizens to bear their firearms in certain places owned, leased or under the care, custody and control of the City of Martinsburg. This code seems to be a violation of the preemptive State law W.Va. Code § 8-12-5a which does not allow a municipality to pass code exactly like the one in Martinsburg. These items are very important to many voters.
Please explain your position on this.
Thank you very much,
**********,
**********, WV
From: John Orem for Berkeley County Sheriff
(Sir), first of all thank you for your kind words. Secondly that is a Municipal code that I deeply disagree with. The code is way too broad and serves no purpose. It is a law that applies no protection to the citizens and only strips them of their rights. I look for it to be challenged and overturned. I am a proud NRA police and civilian firearm instructor and I can never agree with laws that make us more like Europe then America. That being said, as Sheriff I would hope that neither I nor any of my Deputies are ever put into a situation where we would have to enforce such a law. However if it is on the books try as we may we are sworn to uphold the law. But I would try to give a much leave way as the law allows persuading the person to leave before ever having to arrest them. I can understand it for places like the court house. But the any city owned property is way too broad.
As a concerned citizen and voter I tried to get the opinion of Sheriff Lemaster and challenger John Orem concerning the unlawful ban on guns on property owned, leased, controlled (etc) by the city of Martinsburg. I never received a response from the sheriff. I did however receive this response from the challenger John Orem. Also after this message he even sent me a link to this document, I believe it is a request to deny a motion to dismiss the case against Martinsburg in the current legal battle to have the unlawful law repealed.
I urge everyone in the county to PLEASE PLEASE vote and to keep this message from the challenger John Orem in mind when you do.
Thank you very much!
Mr John Orem,
I am a Berkeley County resident and a regular voter. I am impressed with your current campaign for Sheriff of Berkeley Count and would like to know your position concerning the issue of law abiding citizens carry weapons for their protection.
I am deeply concerned with Martinsburg City Code § 545.14 that was passed in an effort to restrict law abiding citizens to bear their firearms in certain places owned, leased or under the care, custody and control of the City of Martinsburg. This code seems to be a violation of the preemptive State law W.Va. Code § 8-12-5a which does not allow a municipality to pass code exactly like the one in Martinsburg. These items are very important to many voters.
Please explain your position on this.
Thank you very much,
**********,
**********, WV
From: John Orem for Berkeley County Sheriff
(Sir), first of all thank you for your kind words. Secondly that is a Municipal code that I deeply disagree with. The code is way too broad and serves no purpose. It is a law that applies no protection to the citizens and only strips them of their rights. I look for it to be challenged and overturned. I am a proud NRA police and civilian firearm instructor and I can never agree with laws that make us more like Europe then America. That being said, as Sheriff I would hope that neither I nor any of my Deputies are ever put into a situation where we would have to enforce such a law. However if it is on the books try as we may we are sworn to uphold the law. But I would try to give a much leave way as the law allows persuading the person to leave before ever having to arrest them. I can understand it for places like the court house. But the any city owned property is way too broad.
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