Florida sheriff delivers strong message to county: 'If you're not afraid of a gun, get one'

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Florida sheriff delivers strong message to county: 'If you're not afraid of a gun, get one'

Jun 22, 2017 at 10:34 AM

Florida sheriff delivers strong message to county: 'If you're not afraid of a gun, get one'

Polk County’s sheriff is sending out a call to arms. He says people should be armed and prepared just in case they are faced with an active shooter.

“The armed assailant doesn’t plan on you fighting back,” said Sheriff Grady Judd. “He plans on having a gun, doing all the shooting, and you’re just a sitting duck.
Well, the ducks need to shoot back.”

Judd says citizens should have a concealed weapons permit and carry their gun with them whenever they can. He also says gun owners should keep their skills sharp.

And if a gun is not your thing, he says, you might consider another kind of weapon, like pepper spray or a Taser.

“If you’re not afraid of a gun, get one,” said the sheriff. “And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot ‘em a lot.”

Judd is on the same page as Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey. Ivey posted the same message on Facebook, and it went viral.

Judd is doing more than talking the talk. He is walking the walk. In Florida, it is illegal to carry a weapon on a school campus. But a few months ago, he launched a first-of-its-kind program. He is training staffers at Southeastern University to shoot.

If an active shooter comes on campus, the staffers are automatically deputized, which means that they can do what they have been trained to do.

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2017/06/22/flo...un-get-one.html

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Sheriff in Western Kansas has deputized locals on the spot when schools in the county were threatened. He had men in place in minutes when a student from a town 50 miles away threatened to go shoot an ex girlfriend at her school in the sheriff's county. There is only a 4-5 man law enforcement 'force' in a county of 1300-1500, but the sheriff had a dozen men around the schools in half an hour. Nothing came of the situation at the schools, but it was good to know that action was taken and people were available. Needless to say, the locals were armed with their own guns.
 
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When seconds count, the police are only minutes away. They do the best they can, but with budget cuts, many departments have officer to citizen ratios of 500-750 citizens per officer. Over a 12 hour shift I don't see an officer being able to handle all complaints.

The best thing we can do is support our LEO's and responsibly carry. Get armed, get trained, be aware.
 
Quote:If an active shooter comes on campus, the staffers are automatically deputized, which means that they can do what they have been trained to do.,,,,That's like making a commission retroactive to fit the need...They are either deputized or not...If so, then all rules of Color of Law in the Federal Statutes apply to them 24/7..He can issue a "limited Commission" that is only valid on a specific premises, but it's still active 24/7 on that location...
 
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