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Richard Ivan Mack (born December 27, 1952) is an American political activist, who served as the sheriff of Graham County, Arizona from 1988 to 1996. A former lobbyist for Gun Owners of America, he is known for his role in a successful lawsuit which alleged that portions of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act violated the United States Constitution. Mack is also the founder of Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association and sits on the board of directors of the Oath Keepers.
Career
= Law enforcement
=Mack spent eleven years with the police department of Provo, Utah, and then moved back to Arizona to run for Graham County Sheriff in 1988. While serving as sheriff, he attended the FBI National Academy and graduated in 1992.
On December 13, 2014, Mack announced his candidacy for Navajo County Sheriff. In his announcement, he said, "We’re gonna make it a constitutional county and show everybody the blueprint for freedom. And there’s a lot more people running for other offices than me. I just said I’d run for sheriff. We’re going to give this one more try. The election is in 2016. I’m going to be moving there in spring of 2015 so I can start getting ready for this. You have about a year and a half to decide. And I’m dead serious about this. If I can move there, so can you." Mack did not make the ballot, and incumbent sheriff Kelly Clarke was re-elected.
= Oath Keepers and Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association
=In 2011 Mack founded the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA). The organization has a mission similar to Oath Keepers, encouraging members to refuse to enforce laws that they believe are unconstitutional.
Mack is also on the board of Oath Keepers, a far-right patriot organisation known for its controversial presence during the Ferguson unrest and for supporting Cliven Bundy in his standoff against the federal government. In April, 2014, Mack asserted that as part of the citizen response to the Bundy standoff that the Oath Keepers were "...actually strategizing to put all the women up at the front. If they're gonna start shooting, it's going to be women that are gonna be televised all across the world getting shot by these rogue federal officers."
The Southern Poverty Law Center included both CSPOA and Oath Keepers on its list of 1,096 anti-government "patriot" groups active in 2013.
= Campaigns for Congress
=Mack ran as a Libertarian candidate for United States Senate in Arizona in 2006 against incumbent Jon Kyl, a Republican, but finished in the general election with 3% of the votes.
In 2012, Mack opposed 13-term Representative Lamar Smith, who introduced and sponsored the controversial Stop Online Piracy Act legislation, in the House election Republican primary for Texas's 21st Congressional district. The primary was held on May 29. Mack lost, receiving 14.78% (10,111) of the votes.
= Bundy standoff
=Mack was a lead figure in the 2014 Bundy standoff. Part of Mack's involvement was strategizing the standoff; Mack publicly commented that he had made plans to use women and children as human shields against the federal police as part of the group's tactics.
Mack v. United States
Mack served as Graham County Sheriff from 1988 to 1996. In 1994 he was recruited by the National Rifle Association of America as a plaintiff in one of nine lawsuits against the Clinton administration over the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.
Mack v. United States (later restyled to Printz v. United States), a lawsuit against the federal government which alleged that portions of the Act violated the United States Constitution, because they comprised a congressional action that compelled state officers to execute Federal law. These portions were interim provisions until a national instant background check system for gun purchasers could be implemented. In a 5–4 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that the provisions of the Brady Act in question were, in fact, unconstitutional.
Political views
Mack is involved in the patriot movement through his role in the Oath Keepers organization and as founder of the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association (CSPOA).
Mack opposes all gun control laws, telling the program News21, "I studied what the Founding Fathers meant about the Second Amendment, the right to keep and bear arms, and the conclusion is inescapable. There's no way around it. Gun control in America is against the law."
= Connections to white supremacist groups and movements
=Mack's legal theories that a local sheriff can override federal authority derive from the white supremacist Posse comitatus movement, whose rhetoric he regularly references. To promote his legal theories and views, he is a regular guest speaker at organizations such as the John Birch Society and conspiracy theorist and white supremacist radio shows such as The Political Cesspool and The Alex Jones Show. Mack has also been a public supporter of white supremacists such as Randy Weaver and Cliven Bundy, even taking part in the anti-government actions at Bundy's ranch as an organizer and planner.
Personal life
Mack was born in 1952 in Arizona. He is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and attended Brigham Young University, earning a degree in Latin American studies.
In April 2022, Richard Mack's adult son, Richard Solon Mack was charged with child sex abuse.
Bibliography
Mack has authored several books relating to gun laws, ownership and the role that law enforcement should play in America:
The County Sheriff: America's Last Hope
The Proper Role of Law Enforcement
From My Cold Dead Fingers: Why America Needs Guns with Timothy Robert Walters (1994) ISBN 096419354X
The Naked Spy: His Mission Began the Day He Died (2005)
The Magic of Gun Control (2011), ISBN 0984885609
Are You a David? (2014), ISBN 0984885617
References
External links
Richard Mack's official website Archived 2010-08-02 at the Wayback Machine
Appearances on C-SPAN
Willies, Egberto (February 28, 2015). "Anti-Obamacare uninsured ex-sheriff now begging for handout for medical bills". egbertowillies.com.
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Richard Ivan Mack (born December 27, 1952) is an American political activist, who served as the sheriff of Graham County, Arizona from 1988 to 1996.
Sheriff Mack - cspoa.org
Author, speaker and former Sheriff Richard Mack has served in a wide variety of roles over the course of his nearly twenty year career in law enforcement, which began in Provo, Utah. After 11 years at Provo PD, Mack decided to return to his childhood turf …
Defend the Rights - An Interview With Sheriff Mack - cspoa.org
12 Agu 2024 · Sheriff Richard Mack served in law enforcement for twenty years and was the sheriff of Graham County, Arizona for eight years from 1988 – 1996. During his tenure as Sheriff, he became the first sheriff in American history to sue the federal government, taking it all the way to the U S Supreme Court, and winning a landmark case against ...
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21 Agu 2023 · Mack was an early board member of the Oath Keepers, the group involved in the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Although he said he split with the group several years ago when it became a militia, Mack still speaks at Oath Keeper-affiliated rallies.
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28 Jul 2021 · Mack, a 69-year-old, several-times-failed political candidate and one-time reality TV star who goes by “Sheriff” despite having not held that office since the early 1990s, is...
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09 Agu 2024 · Richard Mack, the former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, served in law enforcement for 20 years. He served as a Patrol Officer, Corporal, Sergeant, Undercover Agent, School Resource Officer, Detective, and specialized in crimes against children.
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Richard Mack is the former sheriff of Graham County, Arizona and a political activist. He is known for his role in a successful lawsuit brought against the f...
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03 Nov 2022 · Richard Mack has built a “Constitutional sheriff” movement to resist state and federal authority on guns, COVID-19 and now election results.
Sheriff Richard Mack - Bringing America Back to Life
20 Mar 2023 · Champion of Constitutional Values: Sheriff Mack is best known for challenging the Brady Bill, a gun control scheme requiring local law enforcement to perform background checks on prospective gun purchasers.
Richard Mack (Arizona) - Ballotpedia
Richard Mack, former Sheriff of Graham County, Arizona, was the first sheriff in the country to file a lawsuit against the Clinton administration to stop the gun control associated with the Brady Bill.