Hutchens says she disagrees with supervisors and will let voters decide her fate...

[rynando]

This girl is going to be shown the door along with many of the supervisors who appointed her in 2010. If we work together we can assure that because together, we win.

[Librarian]

Not that it's likely, but she's an appointee at the moment. The appointment could be withdrawn by the BofS. "Insubordination" would be the grounds.

If she were to be re-elected, the BofS loses that power.

[yellowfin]

Expect to read things like “Sheriff Hutchens fought the powerful gun lobby to keep deadly weapons off your streets and away from your children” in her campaign ads.

Can't our side just as easily run "Hutchens said "F*** you" to law abiding citizens wanting to defend their families and flipped the middle finger to the committee who oversees her doing her job" ? Quit validating the opposition. The antis have an imaginary power that only becomes real when nobody calls their bull**** loud with enough force. These anti gun toad sheriffs can be and deserve to be made public enemy number one.

[N6ATF]

If that's possible, and they don't toss her for insubordination, then they do need to be voted out of office along with her.

[rynando]

Not that it's likely, but she's an appointee at the moment. The appointment could be withdrawn by the BofS. "Insubordination" would be the grounds.

If she were to be re-elected, the BofS loses that power.

[yellowfin]

Not so sure about that, they seemed to take our side decently well in reporting it this time around. It would make for just as good press material--in the form of a train wreck, which they love-- to see a sheriff ousted by a sort of rebellion of the citizenry in response to oppression. The story is just too good to resist.

[rynando]

Can't our side just as easily run "Hutchens said "F*** you" to law abiding citizens wanting to defend their families and flipped the middle finger to the committee who oversees her doing her job" ? Quit validating the opposition. The antis have an imaginary power that only becomes real when nobody calls their bull**** loud with enough force. These anti gun toad sheriffs can be and deserve to be made public enemy number one.

[yellowfin]

They definitely need to do that, for sure, and make sure that candidate doesn't get torpedoed. A good friend of mine told me some time ago a great replacement for Santa Clara's wicked witch got derailed by a couple of journalists' poison pen campaign.

[CAL.BAR]

Sadly, she is probably right.

I said so in the first posting before the hearing. CCW's are less than one third of one percent of the OC population. You can't get much more minority than that.

Guess we just have to champion a more "popular" cause

[chiefcrash]

"Hutchens said she understands that her stance on gun permits has created political enemies from the gun activists. But she thinks they are a minority and that the broader community respects her approach."

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/g...-carona-county

Let's try a thought experiment. What Hutchens has said today will probably not recieve a second thought from anyone but us gun owners. But what if she said the following, modifying only 2 terms:

"Hutchens said she understands that her stance on slavery has created political enemies from the African Americans. But she thinks they are a minority and that the broader community respects her approach."

Now, if anybody said something like, they'd be all but hanged. Interesting...

[bulgron]

I said so in the first posting before the hearing. CCW's are less than one third of one percent of the OC population. You can't get much more minority than that.

Guess we just have to champion a more "popular" cause

How enthusiastic do individuals usually get for Sheriff's elections in California? That is, how many volunteers and donations can Hutchens count on from the huge majority of people who do not have CCWs?

Contrast that to the hundreds of people who are highly motivated to see her lose this election. Consider the man-hours and donations they're likely to put out there to campaign for a candidate they like better.

If the OC gunnies remain motivated and organized, Hutchens may have more of a problem facing her than she realizes.

[Shotgun Man]

How enthusiastic do individuals usually get for Sheriff's elections in California? That is, how many volunteers and donations can Hutchens count on from the huge majority of people who do not have CCWs?

Contrast that to the hundreds of people who are highly motivated to see her lose this election. Consider the man-hours and donations they're likely to put out there to campaign for a candidate they like better.

If the OC gunnies remain motivated and organized, Hutchens may have more of a problem facing her than she realizes.

She's off to a bad start if her hope is being re-elected. She alientated BOS. She is vulnerable. She thinks she back in LA.

[Glock22Fan]

Consider the man-hours and donations they're likely to put out there to campaign for a candidate they like better.

And if they have any sense, they will not mention (or they will play down) their candidate's good CCW intentions. They will promote him/her as being tough on crime, kisses babies, etc. etc. etc.

[dustoff31]

And if they have any sense, they will not mention (or they will play down) their candidate's good CCW intentions. They will promote him/her as being tough on crime, kisses babies, etc. etc. etc.

Absolutely correct. Many forget that we are not only fighting the anti-gunners, but also the vast majority who don't think unless they are given things to think about.

[M. D. Van Norman]