Missouri Sheriff Encourages Citizens to Carry Concealed by Discounting Permits

By Guns ‘n’ Freedom

Sheriffs across the country are speaking out against gun control and some are even doing something to help thwart terrorism.

For Laclede county residents in Missouri, there will be a steep discount on the cost of concealed carry permits. Sherriff Wayne Merritt is lowering the price of concealed carry permits from $100 to $65, and it’s all to encourage residents to get their permits and protect themselves from growing threats.

According to CBS 47 the sheriff understands how more armed citizens makes communities safer:

“I just think people having CCWs — you don’t know whether they’re armed or not — and you’re a little more reluctant to go in and shoot a place up or rob people,” Merritt said. “I think people have the right, if they want to have a concealed firearm and are law-abiding citizens that they have a right to carry a concealed weapon.”

While more anti-gun politicians are calling for the disarmament of American citizens, Sheriff Merritt gets it. There’s a reason most mass shootings occur in gun-free zones. As messed up as these crazies are, they don’t want to have to worry about being shot.

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