National A Florida sheriff wants you to buy a gun so you can stop the next mass shooter yourself

[Joe Link]

The Florida sheriff who told sexual offenders and predators to steer clear of shelters during Hurricane Irma has made another strong statement.

In a Facebook video, which had more than 73,000 views by midday Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd called on residents to arm themselves to be prepared for the next active-shooter situation. He called the Texas gunman "a nut" and "mentally deranged, obviously." Then he added, "Someone's got to be there with a gun to stop them."

"I mean, think about it," he says in the video. "He shows up with an AR-15 and a lot of ammunition, sure it's easy to kill people when there's no one there shooting back. But all of that changed when the neighbor shows up with a gun and starts shooting at him."

Judd is referring to Stephen Willeford, a local man who exchanged shots with gunman Devin P. Kelley, who killed and wounded dozens inside the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Tex. Willeford, along with bystander Johnnie Langendorff, engaged Kelley in a high-speed car chase before his car veered off the roadway into a ditch. Officials found Kelley dead and said the autopsy revealed that he was shot twice — in the leg and torso — before shooting himself in the head.

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[Dungannon]

"Become proficient, get a concealed firearms license and carry it. And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot," said Sheriff Grady Judd.
The sheriff went on to say that people are responsible for their safety until authorities arrive on scene.

 

[nammac]

Makes perfect sense to me, be a sheep dog, not a sheep...

 

[v0lcom13sn0w]

finally some common sense

 

[Sandaholic]

Might as well give yourself a chance right? Nobody expects to get in an accident while driving down the road but they still wear seatbelts anyway.

If the next nutjob that starts killing innocents gets shot in the face right after they start their terror episode that should send a nice message to those of the same ilk.

I think a huge factor in any of these situations is incredulity.

 

[Dungannon]

Link below to a 2006 incident when a criminal shot Polk Co. deputies. Same sheriff, and another great response to critics.
"I suspect the only reason 110 rounds was all that was fired was that's all the ammunition they had," Judd said. "

Florida Police Shot Suspected Cop Killer 68 Times

 

[Goosebrown]

"Become proficient, get a concealed firearms license and carry it. And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot," said Sheriff Grady Judd.
The sheriff went on to say that people are responsible for their safety until authorities arrive on scene.

YOU are the first responder.

 

[No_Regerts]

I'll run this by my wife.

 

[Stomper]

Some of us have been ahead of the curve mentioned above for a few decades. Welcome to the planet bubblegummer!!