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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Step down sir you need to be relieved of your duty
He’s an idiot
If he’s not willing to stand up for our constutional amendments and the law he should be forced to step down. Being a sheriff doesn’t exempt him from following the laws he was sworn in to uphold.
Since he’s said it already if he does the first one he shoots he will be charged with murder.
That headline is grossly misleading in my opinion. I read the content of his remarks. I don’t know anything about this guy or his stance on guns. I see what he’s saying but it’s not to wantonly shoot citizens.
This is an elected position. Don’t those people have a say? I do not think he represents anyone in Pinellas County.
STFU Punk
He needs to be fired
Then he would be arrested for murder. Nut job
No less a crime for your badge,$#%&!@*