Richard Mack
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Richard Ivan Mack, popularly known as Sheriff Mack, (born 1952) is a former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona
and Libertarian
candidate for United States Senate election in Arizona, 2006. He is also a member of the Oath Keepers
.
Mack has authored books relating to gun ownership and the role that law enforcement should, in his opinion, play in America. He currently speaks at seminars "on constitutional issues relating to gun control, law enforcement, States' rights, the farce, otherwise known as the drug war, and the oath of office."
Mack received national attention in Mack v. United States (later restyled to Printz v. United States
) in his tenure as a local sheriff for opposition to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
on the basis that it is unconstitutional due to congressional action to compel state officers to execute Federal law.
In 2009, Richard Mack appeared in television interviews where he discussed his membership in Oath Keepers and the importance of the police and military in upholding their oaths to the U.S. Constitution.
Graham County, Arizona
-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*1.8% Black*14.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.8% Two or more races*8.3% Other races*30.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...
and Libertarian
Libertarianism
Libertarianism, in the strictest sense, is the political philosophy that holds individual liberty as the basic moral principle of society. In the broadest sense, it is any political philosophy which approximates this view...
candidate for United States Senate election in Arizona, 2006. He is also a member of the Oath Keepers
Oath Keepers
Oath Keepers is an American nonprofit organization that advocates that its members uphold the Constitution of the United States should they be ordered to violate it....
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Mack has authored books relating to gun ownership and the role that law enforcement should, in his opinion, play in America. He currently speaks at seminars "on constitutional issues relating to gun control, law enforcement, States' rights, the farce, otherwise known as the drug war, and the oath of office."
Mack received national attention in Mack v. United States (later restyled to Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States
Printz v. United States, 521 U.S. 898 , was a United States Supreme Court ruling that established the unconstitutionality of certain interim provisions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.-The Gun Control Act of 1968:...
) in his tenure as a local sheriff for opposition to the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act
The Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act is an Act of the United States Congress that, for the first time, instituted federal background checks on firearm purchasers in the United States....
on the basis that it is unconstitutional due to congressional action to compel state officers to execute Federal law.
In 2009, Richard Mack appeared in television interviews where he discussed his membership in Oath Keepers and the importance of the police and military in upholding their oaths to the U.S. Constitution.