Growing Number of Police Chiefs, Sheriffs Join Call to Arms

[Cow Poke]

Growing number of police chiefs, sheriffs join call to arms

It's Florida Sheriff Grady Judd's duty to protect the citizens of Polk County -- but he figures it's their job, too.

One of a growing number of rural and big-city law enforcement officials who openly encourages responsible gun ownership, Judd believes guns allow citizens to defend themselves when police cannot.

“If you are foolish enough to break into someone’s home, you can expect to be shot in Polk County,” Judd said in a statement after a homeowner shot a would-be home invader earlier this month. “It’s more important to have a gun in your hand than a cop on the phone."

Such full-throated embrace of the Second Amendment as a crime-fighting tool isn't confined to red states like Florida.

“I want as many law-abiding citizens to arm themselves in this county as we can get."

- Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke

[rogue06]

Um... your link is for starting a new thread

I did see this story on Drudge a day or so ago and it's still there: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/15...l-to-arms.html

[Cow Poke]

Um... your link is for starting a new thread

I did see this story on Drudge a day or so ago and it's still there: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/01/15...l-to-arms.html

Interesting - I didn't get the article from Fox News, but, yeah, it's there, as well.

[Littlejoe]

I have a sister who lives up in Oklahoma. A couple of weeks ago, she called me asking about the handgun carry license here in Texas. She was considering getting hers. I let her know that Oklahoma was different than Texas but gave her all the info I could. She went through the class and began the registration process to obtain her license. In OK, they go to the County Sheriffs office to be fingerprinted and complete the paperwork. Apparently, in OK, you can get a 5 year license or pay extra and get a 10 year license. When she told them she wanted to pay extra and get the 10 license, they told her that the County Sheriff was so in favor of people getting their carry license that he was waiving all the fee's for everyone who came in! So she was like....

[Cow Poke]

I have a sister who lives up in Oklahoma. A couple of weeks ago, she called me asking about the handgun carry license here in Texas. She was considering getting hers. I let her know that Oklahoma was different than Texas but gave her all the info I could. She went through the class and began the registration process to obtain her license. In OK, they go to the County Sheriffs office to be fingerprinted and complete the paperwork. Apparently, in OK, you can get a 5 year license or pay extra and get a 10 year license. When she told them she wanted to pay extra and get the 10 license, they told her that the County Sheriff was so in favor of people getting their carry license that he was waiving all the fee's for everyone who came in! So she was like....

Interesting.

[seanD]

I wonder if this is a response (though clearly indirect) to Obama's threatening executive actions on gun control. Seems pretty obvious it is.