Owens is the deputy who's son killed himself with his back-up gun.
He was fired and sued (don't know if he ever got his job back)
he blamed the gun safe issued by the sheriff's dept, claiming it was defective.
As I remember, his suite was successful, as it was a County-issued safe, they were required to use only what they were issued for service weapons, and there were numerous complaints (not just by him) about the safes not staying locked before his son was killed.
Yesterday morning I watched the Sheriff's forum and presentation by all four candidates on CVTV (they may stream the programs on their website). Graser sounded the best: He already has plans in place for what he wants to change/fix, speaks with authority, and has more command presence than the others.
The others were more "I did this, I did that, this is a problem, that is a problem, and I'll do a good job for the county."
Owens and Graser have both been approached about their 2nd Amendment philosophy, and seem to be very supportive of it.
Atkins bothers me because of all the time he spent in the SWAT community, which is notorious for their arrogance. He seems to have the deepest pockets - is the only one from whom I've seen a TV ad, radio ad, and the most signs around the County.
Beware of Gardner, who sounds good, claims to be independent, but his campaign manager is one of the high-ups in the Clark County Democratic Machine plus he is supported by the hierarchy in Van PD. (Wolf in sheep's clothing?)