FL sheriff: Armed citizens ‘first line of defense’ against terrorists | The American Mirror
A Florida sheriff is encouraging residents with guns to prepare mentally and physically as the first line of defense against terrorists.
Brevard County, Florida sheriff Wayne Ivey posted a 7 minute video to Facebook today calling on armed citizens to defend their community against active shooters and other terrorist situations – a rally call that was also submitted to Florida Today as an editorial.
The message touches on recent terrorist attacks and condemns politically correct politicians that he believes enables terrorists to repeatedly attack and kill innocent people.
Ivey encourages decision makers to talk straight with the public, to confront terrorists, and asks the public to prepare for the possibility of violent confrontations by arming themselves with weapons and knowledge.
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“The purpose of this … is to tell our citizens that if a terrorist attack or active shooter scenario can happen in California, Texas, South Carolina, or Paris, it can happen right here in our own back yard,”
“Now, more than ever before is the time for law enforcement and our citizens to be fully prepared to immediately respond to an attack or active shooter scenario with the right tools to eliminate, or at the very least disrupt the attack.
“It is a known fact that the best law enforcement agencies in the country have response times in minutes, yet violent criminals can take our lives in seconds.
Law enforcement officers in San Bernardino arrived on scene about 4 minutes after the incident was first reported. Even with that incredible response time, they arrived to find too many dead or critically wounded,” he said.
...“So let there be no mistake in what I am about to say … the only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun,” Ivey said.
“If you are a person who is legally licensed to carry a firearm, now is the time more than ever to realize that you and you alone may very well be the first line of defense for you, your family, and others around you in a terrorist or active shooter based scenario.
...“I am no way suggesting that we as citizens take on a vigilante role.
What I am saying is that we need to be mentally and physically prepared to respond to an attack so we can effectively defend and protect ourselves in an emergency,” he said.
To that end, Ivey called on military veterans and “other incredible citizen heros” to confront terrorist when they strike if necessary, and provided several steps the public can take to avoid harm during an attack.
As a last resort, “there’s only one other option,” he said, “to fight with every ounce of passion you have...””
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