Former Graham County Sheriff Richard Mack is making a name for himself as a speaker for the Tea Party movement.

Mack first gained national exposure when, as sheriff of Graham County in1994, he challenged a federal gun control regulation known as The Brady Bill. After more than 3-1/2 years and about $350,000 in costs, the Supreme Court ruled on June 27, 1997 that the provision in the Brady Bill that mandated local enforcement carry out background checks was unconstitutional. Since then Mack has become a champion of the Constitution of the United States and for individual and states' rights.

Currently,the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (a database managed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation) checks on criminal records before a gun dealer can legally sell a customer a handgun.

Mack has recently become in such demand to speak at Tea Party and Patriot groups' events that he had to quit his job selling used vehicles for Johnson Motors, according to an article in the New York Times.

"It's taken over my life," Mack said.

In his interview with the Times, Mack said his views in regard to adis trust of the federal government were being widely accepted by a wide variety of Americans.

"People just do not trust any of this,"Mack said. "It's not just the fringe people anymore. These are just ordinary people – teachers, bankers, housewives."
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