One of the questions asked at the forum for the Miami-Dade sheriff candidates Monday was whether or not our community would be safer if we each went out and bought a gun, obviously getting the training or whatever needed to use one. And, almost like an echo chamber, the candidates said they believed in the Second Amendment — an expected answer from law enforcement types who own guns themselves.

And that’s what’s wonderful about the U.S.A., most said, some bringing up their political prisoner parents and family’s flight from dictatorship.

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Fourteen of the 15 candidates for Miami-Dade Sheriff have confirmed attending a forum Monday night on Zoom hosted by the Kendall Federation of Homeowners Associations. They will each get an uninterrupted five minutes to talk before having another five minutes of questions from the board.

There will be no chance to rebut anything anyone says.

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Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar wants everyone to know what she’s doing in District 27. She says she is working to reduce the cost of living for families, support small business owners, create new jobs, make affordable housing more accessible and cut unnecessary government expenses.

Well, not all unnecessary government expenses.

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Important post oversees DMV, auto tag offices

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Nod in sheriff’s race causes dueling GOP videos

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Between them, the 12 candidates for the four Miami-Dade constitutional offices on the ballot — minus the sheriff’s race — have raised more than $1 million, according to the most recent campaign finance reports.

Half of that is thanks to former State Rep and former Miami Beach Commissioner David Richardson, who loaned himself $250,000 for his campaign for tax collector. He raised another $80,400 and rolled $174,200 from his previous campaign coffers for a total of $504,600. He’s the only Democrat in the race, so far.

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