{"version": "1.0", "type": "rich", "title": "Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control", "author_name": "kontextmaschine", "author_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "provider_name": "kontextmaschine", "provider_url": "https://kontextmaschine.com", "url": "https://kontextmaschine.com/post/70234293323/", "html": "<a href=\"http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/16/us/sheriffs-refuse-to-enforce-laws-on-gun-control.html\">Sheriffs Refuse to Enforce Laws on Gun Control</a>\n<blockquote class=\"link_og_blockquote\">The resistance of sheriffs in Colorado to enforcing certain gun laws is raising questions about whether tougher rules passed since Newtown have a muted effect in parts of the nation where gun ownership is common.</blockquote>\n<p>As <a href=\"/post/44600011722/\" target=\"_blank\">I was saying</a>, county nullification is a longstanding tradition in rural America, and is the answer to &ldquo;why do we elect our sheriffs and judges, anyway?&rdquo;</p>"}