An Oregon sheriff has sent a letter to Vice President Joe Biden, declining to enforce any

of the White House this week.

The letter, posted on the

, states that Sheriff Tim Mueller and his deputies swore an oath to protect and uphold the Constitution, which includes the right to bear arms.

"Any federal regulation enacted by Congress or by executive order of the President offending the constitutional rights of my citizens shall not be enforced by me or by my deputies, nor will I permit the enforcement of any unconstitutional regulations or orders by federal officers within the borders of Linn County Oregon."

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The letter has gone viral, the sheriff said. By 6 p.m. the letter had more than 16,000 shares and nearly 13,000 "likes."

"It's kind of humbling. I didn't expect it to go quite where it went, but if it can cause some intelligent" conversation on the topic, Mueller said he's thrilled.

He doesn't think Biden will see the letter, but he thinks there might be a chance. Mueller said he posted it online mainly to address the concerns of people in Linn County.

Letter Linn Co. Sheriff Tim Mueller sent Joe Biden on gun control.

Mueller said sheriffs aren't allowed to enforce federal laws. He treats federal immigration laws the same way. He said that, like other law enforcement, he supports comprehensive background checks. He does not support limits on a person's right to possess weapons.

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succeed in placing limits on the size of magazines or types of firearms allowed?

"That's cause for a whole other letter, I guess. I don't think it's going to come to that. People need to talk about this intelligently and treat each other decent," he said.

"Maybe it's the Internet, but people just tend to throw firebombs. We're a decent society and should have differences of opinion and still shake hands and walk away friends."

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