Proper Demonstration of How a Good Sheriff Handles Press
"The exchange came Friday as Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods took questions from the press regarding the recent shooting deaths of three teenagers.
“Sheriff, you mentioned the gun. Do we know how the suspect got a hold of the weapon?” a reporter asked.
Car burglaries,” Sheriff Woods responded, adding, “All the gun laws we have in place didn’t prevent it. Neither will any new ones.”
“Because here’s the fact,” he continued. “The bad guy is going to get the gun no matter what laws you have in place.”
“There are individuals out there viewing… who want to blame the one thing that has no ability or the capacity to commit the crime itself, and that’s the gun,” the sheriff said. “These individuals committed the crime.”
The epic shut down of firearm demonization efforts came as the sheriff’s office announced the arrest of two black male suspects ages 12 and 17
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"'The bad guy is going to get the gun no matter what laws you have in place,' Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods told reporters.'All the gun laws we have in place didn’t prevent it. Neither will any new ones,' sheriff added.