There are lots of “free” things the government gives that bother me. This isn’t one of them.
BEAVER — A county audit of a western Pennsylvania sheriff’s office found that authorities gave out free gun permits and might have broken state law.
The Beaver County Times reported Wednesday that the draft audit found that the Beaver County Sheriff’s Office gave away hundreds of gun permits at free or reduced rates.
Controller David Rossi said he provided the audit to the sheriff’s office last Thursday. Chief Deputy Jay Alstadt said the sheriff’s office will try and cooperate with the controller’s office.
Beaver County Sheriff George David is awaiting trial on charges he threatened a political campaign worker and an online news reporter. David denies the charges and remains in office because county officials are powerless to remove him, but a judge banned him from parts of his own department.
Source: http://www.goerie.com/article/20131219/NEWS06/312199929/Audit%3A-Beaver-County-sheriff-gave-free-gun-permits
Why is that a bad thing? Do we not own the government? Are they not supposed to work for us? Look at all those other “free” things I don’t give a crap about.
Public libraries: Who needs them? I have a Kindle, I download books for next to nothing.
Public parks: In New York City they’re leasing them to private companies that keep them clean and allow some commerce. That’s better than getting raped while jogging.
Public artworks: I have no problem with some artist donating a sculpture, but when the city of Chattanooga pays $65,000 for some elephant sculpture nobody likes, yeah, that bothers me.
So free gun permits? That should be a given, assuming the Second Amendment isn’t enough, which in my opinion, that should be the only gun permit anyone needs.
Oh well, it could be worse. Have you seen the “Wastebook”?
Mass Destruction of Weapons – (Department of Defense) $7 billion
As the U.S. war effort in the Middle East winds to a close, the military has destroyed more than 170 million pounds worth of useable vehicles and other military equipment. The military has decided that it will simply destroy more than $7 billion worth of equipment rather than sell it or ship it back home.
Source: http://www.coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/pressreleases?ContentRecord_id=e7359436-1572-414e-8acc-0222cad1c7d5
All those beautiful weapons destroyed, and then we have the brass bitching that they don’t have enough money. Really? How about NOT DESTROYING the weapons we already paid for? No wonder Lord of War’s Victor Bout was making a killing with arms smuggling, if Uncle Sam doesn’t destroy them, Victor will buy them from them.
UPDATE:
Under state law, the state gets $1 for each concealed-carry permit, and the county where it was issued receives $19. There’s a $5 application fee, and if the permit is approved, and the permit costs $15 more.
Sainovich said there’s nothing in the state law that prohibits a sheriff from waiving or reducing the fee and does not provide penalties if someone doesn’t collect the fee.
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