Date: June 26, 2020 at 10:10:56 PM EDT
Subject: Florida Alert! Florida Sheriffs Warn Citizens: Be Prepared and Get Armed
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Florida Alert! Florida Sheriffs Warn Citizens: Be Prepared and Get Armed
DATE: June 26, 2020 TO: USF & NRA Members and Friends FROM: Marion P. Hammer USF Executive Director NRA Past President
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FL Sheriffs Warn Citizens: Be Prepared And Get Armed
- FL Sheriffs Warn Citizens: Be Prepared And Get Armed (Bearing Arms)
- Sheriffs say be prepared, get armed (WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando)
by Cam Edwards
Bearing Arms
June 26, 2020
https://bearingarms.com/cam-e/2020/06/26/fl-sheriffs-be-prepared-get-armed/
A trio of sheriffs in the Sunshine State are speaking out publicly amidst rising violent crime in many cities across the country, and their message is simple: exercise your Second Amendment rights.
A couple of weeks ago Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivy got the ball rolling with a Facebook video encouraging residents to obtain their concealed carry license, telling them, "No matter your position on guns.. the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun or knife is an armed and well prepared citizen or law enforcement officer."
This week, that call to arms has been echoed by Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd and Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood, who spoke to the Fox affiliate in Orlando about his support for the right to carry…
Sheriffs say be prepared, get armed
WOFL-TV FOX 35 Orlando
June 22, 2017
https://www.fox35orlando.com/news/sheriffs-say-be-prepared-get-armed
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Two more Central Florida sheriffs are joining Brevard County's top cop by urging citizens to prepare in case of an attack, and if they're willing – get armed.
On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told FOX 13 in Tampa citizens should have a concealed weapons permit and carry their gun with them whenever they can. He also says gun owners should keep their skills sharp.
"The armed assailant doesn't plan on you fighting back," said Sheriff Grady Judd. "He plans on having a gun, doing all the shooting, and you're just a sitting duck. Well, the ducks need to shoot back."