'If someone is breaking into your house you're more than welcome to shoot at them. We'd prefer that you do actually,' said a Florida Sheriff.
PACE, Florida -- A Florida sheriff invited a homeowner who shot at a would-be robber to attend a gun safety course to"learn to shoot a lot better" and"save the taxpayers money."
Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson made the comments during a news conference last Thursday regarding the arrest of a 32-year-old man who was breaking into houses in Pace, which is near Pensacola in Florida's Panhandle. Multiple residents called 911 last Wednesday to report the break-ins and deputies quickly set up a perimeter, Johnson said. The suspect was jumping over fences and breaking into homes as deputies tried to catch him.
"We don't know which homeowner shot at him. I guess they think that they did something wrong, which they did not," Johnson said."If someone is breaking into your house you're more than welcome to shoot at them in Santa Rosa County. We'd prefer that you do actually.""If you take that you'll shoot a lot better and hopefully you'll save the taxpayers money," he added.
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