County Sidesteps Gun Law Proposal

Prosecutor Barry McHugh and Sheriff Ben Wolfinger listen as Neil Oliver, chairman of the Kootenai County Republican Central Committee, asks Kootenai County commissioners to adopt an ordinance making the sheriff the final authority on constitutionality of federal gun laws. (Photo: Duane Rasmussen)

• Spokesman-Review report by Scott Maben here
• Coeur d’Alene Press report by David Cole here

Question: How could McHugh and the GOP Central Committee make this blatantly unconstitutional proposal acceptable enough for the commissioners to pattern an ordinance after?