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From his temporary office in the basement of the Klickitat County Courthouse, Sheriff Bob Songer is carrying out a provocative mission: he’s refusing to enforce a new Washington State gun control law.nnThe law, Initiative 1639, raises the age to purchase a semi-automatic rifle to 21, expands background checks, and adds new rules for the safe storage of firearms. Some of its provisions went into effect on January 1st; the rest are supposed to start in July.nnBut Songer says the law is unconstitutional -- and he insists he won’t carry it out, nor, as an elected sheriff, should he be obligated to.nn“Even if it was a legal law, you have discretionary power,” Songer tells VICE News Tonight. “There is no other law enforcement official in the entire United States except a sheriff is elected to office by the people.”nnSubscribe to VICE News here: bit.ly/Subscribe-to-VICE-NewsnnCheck out VICE News for more: vicenews.comnnFollow VICE News here:nFacebook: www.facebook.com/vicenewsnTwitter: twitter.com/vicenewsnTumblr: vicenews.tumblr.com/nInstagram: instagram.com/vicenewsnMore videos from the VICE network: www.fb.com/vicevideo
