Video of Deputy Sheriff of Davidson County NC Goes Viral Again

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS VIDEO IS 4 YEARS OLD AND WENT VIRAL IN 2020. THIS VERSION WAS CLIPPED BY PAUL FLEURET @ABSOLUTE1776 ON TELEGRAM, CUTTING-OUT THE PART IN WHICH WE HEAR THAT TRIPP KESTER WAS REFERRING TO THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S INTENT TO PASS GUN LAWS, WHICH HE CONSIDERED TO BE UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

IT WAS DECEPTIVELY-EDITED AND POSTED MISLEADINGLY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE CURRENT SITUATION IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SHARED BY PAUL FLEURET AND LIKELY OTHERS.

KESTER'S SPEECH REFERRED TO A MOVEMENT WITHIN COUNTIES OF SEVERAL STATES THAT HAVE BEEN REBELLING AGAINST NEW STATE GUN CONTROL LAWS – INCLUDING "RED FLAG" LAWS, SUPPORTED BY DONALD TRUMP.

COUNTY BOARDS HAVE BEEN VOTING TO DECLARE THEMSELVES "SECOND AMENDMENT SANCTUARIES", WHICH IS WHAT DAVIDSON COUNTY UNANIMOUSLY VOTED TO DO IN 2020.

IN 2020, TRIPP KESTER WAS THE DEPUTY SHERIFF OF DAVIDSON COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA. IN 2022, HE RAN FOR ELECTION TO THE DAVIDSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND HE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE WON A SEAT. HE NO LONGER APPEARS TO BE AT THE DAVIDSON COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPT.

TRIPP KESTER DOES HAVE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT. THE "ABOUT" FIELDS ARE EMPTY. I WAS DE-PLATFORMED BY FACEBOOK FOR NO REASON IN FEBRUARY 2021, SO I CAN'T DIG DEEPER, THERE.

A FRIEND SHARED THIS VIDEO WITH ME, NOT KNOWING THE FULL STORY OF THIS CLIP AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT'S EVEN HAPPENING IN MY OWN CITY!

I'VE NO WATER, POWER OR INTERNET FOR 10 DAYS AND NO PHONE SERVICES FOR THE FIRST 4 OF THESE DAYS. IT IS HARD TO DO THIS JOB, UNDER ALL OF THE ABOVE CIRCUMSTANCES.

REGARDLESS, TRIPP KESTER'S WORDS FROM 4 YEARS AGO REMAIN AS TRUE AS EVER, WHETHER RELATED TO THE 2ND AMENDMENT OR ANY OTHER CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.