More and more police chiefs and sheriffs are calling for Americans to arm themselves to protect their homes and families from predatory violent criminals.
(FoxNews) – 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.
Then there’s Chicago.
Chicago Police Chief John Escalante blames Facebook for the orgy of violence gripping his city.
(Breitbart) – Chicago’s interim police superintendent John Escalante is struggling to explain the wild jump in shootings in the Windy City, and he thinks he has at least part of the explanation: it’s social media’s fault.
At a Wednesday presser, interim Chicago police superintendent Escalante (above) blamed the “spike” in shootings on the fact that many of the city’s gang members are driven by constant agitation on social media sites such as Facebook.
“A lot of it is gang conflicts, but [it’s] also heavily driven by social media,” Escalante said, “It is the new way… of taunting and challenging other gangs, and is the modern way of gang graffiti.”
No mention from SuperNintendo Escalante about the catch and release policy over at Cook County State’s Attorney’s office. No encouragement for that city’s law-abiding residents to take some responsibility for their own safety and security.
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