Amid leftist efforts to defund police and shield criminals from prosecution, law enforcement officers are finding it harder than ever to serve and protect.
That task is especially difficult in deep-blue areas of the country like California.
Now, a sheriff in that state who is campaigning to be its next governor is speaking out against one proposal that could give criminals an even bigger advantage over law-abiding citizens.
Per Fox News:
After Assembly Bill 1333 was introduced in California two weeks ago, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco gained traction on social media with a post reacting to the bill which he says will essentially make self-defense illegal in the state.
Los Angeles Assembly member Rick Zbur introduced the bill, which he says aims to narrow the criteria for justifiable homicide, but Bianco told Fox News Digital that the bill will just further embolden criminals.
“This Assembly member that has come up with this, If it was his idea, he certainly has absolutely no business being an assembly member representing people,” Bianco said. “And, what my knowledge is of how things happen in Sacramento, I’m not giving him an out because he certainly had some talking points for this bill, but these are bills written by special interest groups and the majority of the special interest in Sacramento are pro-criminal.”
Bianco continued, “They want criminals to thrive. It’s just bizarre to me. How you could even have the thought process that says people should not be able to protect themselves is beyond me. Honestly, I don’t understand it. And I’ve never heard a sane, legitimate argument otherwise.”
Bianco told Fox News Digital that the bill will make it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to protect themselves from violent criminals.
“This is basically saying if someone approaches you and is going to rob you or steal your stuff or harm you, your only option is to run, and they get whatever they want,” Bianco said.
The controversial bill has sparked widespread criticism across social media in recent weeks:
CalMatters also reported on the backlash AB 1333 has received from Republicans in the state:
Republicans, however, slammed the proposal: Assemblymember David Tangipa of Fresno told me the bill encroaches on the Second Amendment, and that it would allow the state to punish victims if they don’t “exhaust all options” and act within “the parameters of what the state wants them to do.”
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- Tangipa: “We have situations where police have to react in the moment, and those are trained individuals. Now we’re asking people who are untrained to make decisions that could cost them their lives. … It doesn’t matter the (bill’s) intentions, it’s the implications at the end of the road.”
Assemblymember Tom Lackey of Palmdale, a former California Highway Patrol officer, called the proposal “ludicrous, dangerous and deplorable.”
Zbur said he is adding more “nuanced language” to the measure. A hearing has not yet been set for the bill.
Here’s a clip of the sheriff’s recent remarks:
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