Florida sheriff urges residents to get guns, be prepared for mass shootings

[TexasTowelie]

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- A sheriff in Winter Haven, Florida, is asking people in his county to get a gun and be ready to fight back in case of a mass shooting.

“Become proficient. Get a concealed firearms license and carry it. And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told WFTS.

The sheriff went on to say that people are responsible for their safety until authorities arrived at the scene.

Judd also said that people who carry out mass shootings are ready to die the moment they decide to attack.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/national/florida-sheriff-urges-residents-get-guns-prepared-for-mass-shootings/DMQT8Emb0nmEe3DPJ02zdN/

[ExciteBike66]

1. I hate my state sometimes!

"A sheriff in Winter Haven, Florida, is asking people in his county to get a gun and be ready to fight back in case of a mass shooting.

“Become proficient. Get a concealed firearms license and carry it. And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told WFTS. "


So basically, be ready to start a mass shooting?

[shenmue]

2. Apparently

[DaleFromWPB]

3. I read it as "Be ready to STOP a mass shooting"

... and I live in WPB, Fl.

The police can't be everywhere and even with a quick response time tow - three minutes will elapse before they arrive.

Disclaimer - I am a concealed carry permit holder and usually have a 9mm in the glovebox but in 20 years in the Army and 23 since retirement haven't shot anything other than a target.

[ExciteBike66]

4. It was a joke.

That said, I would prefer to not have any civilians armed in public around me down here (or, "up" here, relative to you, I'm outside of Orlando).

[Dr Hobbitstein]

5. My hick sheriff in Brevard County, FL is saying the same shit.

He's a spineless piece of shit hate monger.