Missouri Sheriff Offers Concealed Carry Gun Endorsement Amid Global Tensions

We won't argue with this quote because it's harmless and the right of Missouri residents to pack heat legally. 

However . . . 

Even a quick deconstruction of this statement reveals that the lawman tacitly argues that guns make people "feel" safer even if they don't have much impact on the state of the world. 

Don't get it twisted . . . TKC loves gun rights . . . But firearms can't function as a security blanket for adults . . . They're just a tool like any other and statistically more likely to endanger irresponsible users than protect against global terror threats. 

In fairness, here's his statement . . .

"Bates County, Missouri Sheriff Chad Anderson said on Tuesday evening that he has decided to waive fees "in light of instability in the world," citing the war in Israel and concerns with security on the border between the United States and Mexico.

"Today, as I watch the unrest across the globe and inside the United States in relation to the terrorist attacks in Israel and the compromised open southern border, I feel that it's my duty as Sheriff to help my citizens protect themselves no matter where they are in this country," Anderson said.

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'Help citizens protect themselves': Missouri sheriff waives concealed carry fees for residents amid global unrest

Bates County, Missouri Sheriff Chad Anderson said on Tuesday evening that he has decided to waive fees.