Sheriff Bob Johnson of Santa Rosa County, Florida, stands by 2022 comments he made encouraging homeowners to shoot intruders and points out the odds of a dead intruder committing another offense are “zero.”
Johnson’s initial 2022 comments have made the rounds on social media;
⚫️Santa Rosa County, FL Sheriff Bob Johnson: “If someone is breaking into your house, you’re more than welcome to shoot. We prefer you to do that, actually.” pic.twitter.com/19WBJFA25w
— 🇺🇸 (@realMBP) March 24, 2024
In a March 27, 2024, FOX News interview Johnson stood by his comments, noting, “I said [at the press conference] if you shoot accurately, and you kill the guy, you save taxpayers money. And I also said that if somebody gets killed during a home invasion, the odds of them re-offending are zero. And we like those odds, which we do.”
He continued, “And in Santa Rosa…
