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Since the early 1950s, the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association has existed to support the Office of Sheriff through training, technical and operational support, legal assistance and legislative and governmental affairs representation. Membership of the Association is limited to Georgia’s 159 elected sheriffs who are the chief law enforcement officers of each county throughout the state. The

The article below appeared on page 31 in the August 2016 edition of The Georgia Sheriff. The entire magazine can be viewed here.

The position of the GSA is to aggressively OPPOSE any state mandate requiring that all sheriffs’ offices provide body worn cameras to all deputy sheriffs unless all costs related to the purchase and use of body worn cameras including the collection, storage and retrieval of video images is paid to each sheriff’s office through state

Position on the Gun Debate The sheriffs took an oath to support the Constitution and will stand by the 2nd Amendment. The sheriffs will aggressively oppose federal or state legislation which infringes upon law abiding citizens’ right to bear arms. The sheriffs further agree to support any legislation that would effectively penalize criminals who use

The position of the Georgia Sheriffs’ Association concerning marijuana and medical cannabis is as follows: OPPOSE the legalization of marijuana for all social, recreational or industrial purposes. OPPOSE the cultivation of marijuana for all purposes. SUPPORT the use of chemicals derived from cannabis for medical use for certain well defined serious health conditions. OPPOSE the