Florida sheriff urges residents to get guns, be prepared for mass shootings [View all]

[TexasTowelie]

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- A sheriff in Winter Haven, Florida, is asking people in his county to get a gun and be ready to fight back in case of a mass shooting.

“Become proficient. Get a concealed firearms license and carry it. And if you need to shoot somebody, shoot them a lot,” Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd told WFTS.

The sheriff went on to say that people are responsible for their safety until authorities arrived at the scene.

Judd also said that people who carry out mass shootings are ready to die the moment they decide to attack.

Read more: http://www.statesman.com/news/national/florida-sheriff-urges-residents-get-guns-prepared-for-mass-shootings/DMQT8Emb0nmEe3DPJ02zdN/