Incoming Harford sheriff plans to challenge state gun control
Incoming Harford sheriff plans to challenge state gun control, review Sheriff s Office staffing
Sheriff race Aegis staff photo by Matt Button, The Baltimore Sun Media Group
Harford Sheriff elect Jeff Gahler prepares his transition looking toward a Dec. 1 swearing in after defeating Sheriff Jesse Bane in Tuesday s general election.
Harford Sheriff elect Jeff Gahler prepares his transitionpatagonia clothing quality looking toward a Dec. 1 swearing in after defeating Sheriff Jesse Bane in Tuesday s general election. (Aegis staff photo by Matt Button, The Baltimore Sun Media Group)
By David Anderson, The Aegis contact the reporterNew Harford sheriff wants to change gun laws Old jail warden to return, new Harford sheriff says Gahler, Harford Sheriff elect, to take a look at every position
Jeff Gahler, the Harford County Sheriff elect, plans to not only conduct a bottom to the top assessment of the Harford County Sheriff s Office when he takes office Dec. 1, but also work with allies on the state level to repeal strict gun control legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly and signed by Gov. Martin O Malley in 2013.
Bel AirNew Harford leader Glassman expects to make many changesSee all related8 I want to sit down and work on some common sense and practical legislation, he said Wednesday, one day after he defeated two term incumbent Sheriff Jesse Bane.
[We ll] look at every position, from the bottom to the top, and see if there is a possibility to push more deputes out on patrol, back into our community. Harford County sheriff elect Jpatagonia apastron hoody revieweff Gahler
Gahler, a Republican and retired Maryland State Police captain, beat the Democratic Banpatagonia outlet store cte 48,688 votes to 37,697 votes, according to unofficial results posted on the Harford County Board of Elections website.
Gahler took 56.3 percent of the vote, compared to Bane s 43.59 percent; there patagonia mlc compare golitewere also 95 write in votes, or .11 percent.
The full results of local and statewide races will be known once all absentee and provisional ballots are counted by Nov. 14.
Gahler said he wants to work with Harfordpatagonia stealth atom sling review County s majority Republican legislpatagonia outlet store ct0ative delegation to repeal the Maryland Firearm Safety Act of 2013 and develop methods of keeping guns out of the hands of criminals while ensuring law abiding residents can purchase firearms.
The bill passed in Annapolis, despite all members of the Harford County delegation voting against it in 2013, including the lone Democrat, Del. Mary Dulany James, who was defeated in her bid for state senator this year by Republican Bob Cassilly.
Gahler noted Gov. elect Larry Hogan, a Repubpatagonia outlet store 6 pmlican, does not plan to repeal the law, which Hogan has said in various media interviews.
Gahler described Marylapatagonia better sweater 5knd as not a friendly state when it comes to gun friendly legislation.
It doesn t mean we don t go down there and push for common sense legislation, he said.
A more immediate measure Gahler has planned for when he takes office is to return Michael Capasso, the former warden of the Harford County Detention Center, to the post he retired from in 2012.
Capasso was a major when he retiredpatagonia discount code tenement from the Sheriff s Office.
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He has the extensive experience in corrections that I promised the citizens of Harford County, Gahler explained.
He said he has not made any other firm decisions about other members of the command staff, but said there will be some changes coming.
Staffing is never an easy issue, he said. I m committed to improving staffing, both on patrol and in the detention center. That s not something you can solve overnight.
Gahler said he plans to begin his promised assessment of staffing at the Sheriff s Office once he is sworn in next month.
[We llpatagonia outlet store ct3] look at every position, from the bottom to the top, and see if there is a possibility to push more deputes out on patrol, back into our community, the sheriff elect said. ResultsBlogMaryland PoliticsDon t Miss Photos: The path to the Nov. 4 epatagonia outlet store ct1lectionExplore election resultsSectionsObituariesDeath NoticesBy TownSubmit obitDon t Miss November obituariesPhotos: Notable deaths in 2014SectionsBusinessReal EstateNational NewsJobsTop WorkplacesFederal WorkerBlogsConsumer BlogWonk BlogThe ArmouryDon t Miss Baltimore s Top Workplaces 2014 partyBaltimore s top large employers for 2014SectionsEntertainmentb the siteHoliday GuideEventsCelebritiespatagonia guide pants less subwayFood DiningMusicTV MediaTV ListingsMoviesMovie TimesArts BooksSun MagazineGamesComicsBlogsArtsmashBaltimore DinerMidnight SunTV LustZ on TVDon t Miss Fireplaces in Baltimore restaurants and barsCelebrity sightings in BaltimoreSectionsLifestyleHome GardenTravelMd. EditionSunInsiderSunPlusSearch archiveReprintsPublicationsHistoryExecutive BiosEventsInternshipsAppsText alertsFacpatagonia military clothing 4 all reviewebookTwitterInstagram
