A sheriff in Pinellas County, Florida has a warning for anyone willing to come near him with a gun, he’s threatening them with his own.
The locally known anti-gun cop made the statements in response to open carry legislation being floated in his city. It attempts to make arming law abiding citizens easier, so that they can better defend themselves should they find their lives at risk.
How ironic that a man who fears for his own life in the presence of lawful gun ownership should resort to the very thing that he opposes — a gun — in order to protect himself.
It’s unlikely the cop thought of that before he threatened to kill the very citizens he’s employed to protect.
Cops have been put in a bad light recently for shooting at criminals when they think that their lives are in danger. It has been proven time and time again that their actions are reasonable and legal in a court of law. This man, however, may be the face of what a bad cop looks like: one who openly tries to take a citizen’s gun by threatening to use his own.
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What an idiot. He better stay out of Virginia his tactics would not be tolerated here…
Someone really should teach this clown escalation of force and before you can ever shoot ANYONE it has to be in defense of life or grave bodily harm. Without hostile intent AND hostile ACT there is never a justification to shoot ANYONE. Period.
So the sheriff is simply against open carry? I thought this headline was a little fantastical . I’m not a fan of open carry myself but I would never begrudge a law abiding citizen his right choose neither.
This is old old old outdated info back when Kevlar was in its early stages and pointed high velocity .22 and 9mm rounds could slip between the fibers and compromise the vest. 5.7 isn’t going through anything that police are wearing these days.
Yep, a definate threat. Hope he learns what its like to get$#%&!@*raped in prison.
If true. He is a fool.
The 5.7 with the right bullet will in many cases penetrate level II body armor. When dealing with body armor its about the velocity. I assure you a 22-250 will penetrate all body armor up to level III
I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A MAN IN HIS POSITION WOULD ACTUALLY MAKE A STATEMENT LIKE THAT. HE MIGHT NEED TO RETHINK THIS.
He should be arrested.. America’s Sheriff Joe “the legendary” Arpaio would have smack his sorry face…
Sheriffs are voted in,vote him out.