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‘Bad Guy’s Gonna Get A Gun,’ Says Florida Sheriff After 3 Teens Killed

Eve Silverbach sets up her 'Concealed Carry Purses' booth and shows how the gun fits in the bag on February 16, 2018 during preparations for the February 17-18 South Florida Gun Show at the Dade County Youth Fairgrounds Fairgrounds in Miami, Florida. - The gun show starts three days after a mass shooting 30 miles away at the Marjory Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. Vendors said they were expecting a big turnout and sales, and because of the shooting there will be a panic regarding gun restrictions and new laws that could be put in place. Vendor Domingo Martin said he brought his entire stock of of 42 AR-15's, adding that he is not the only one selling the unit at the weekend show. (Photo by Michele Eve Sandberg / AFP) / The erroneous mention[s] appearing in the metadata of this photo by Michele Eve Sandberg has been modified in AFP systems in the following manner: [Dade County Youth Fairgrounds] instead of [South Florida Fairgrounds]. Please immediately remove the erroneous mention[s] from all your online services and delete it (them) from your servers. If you have been authorized by AFP to distribute it (them) to third parties, please ensure that the same actions are carried out by them. Failure to promptly comply with these instructions will entail liability on your part for any continued or post notification usage. Therefore we thank you very much for all your attention and prompt action. We are sorry for the inconvenience this notification may cause and remain at your disposal for any further information you may require. (Photo credit should read MICHELE EVE SANDBERG/AFP via Getty Images)
  • Sheriff Billy Woods of Marion County, Fla., denounced gun control efforts at a press conference Friday after shootings left three Florida teens dead.
  • “All the gun laws we got in place didn’t prevent it did it!” Woods said after noting that the suspects obtained the weapons from car burglaries. “The bad guy’s gonna get a gun no matter what law you have put in place.”
  • “These juveniles shouldn’t even possess a handgun,” the sheriff added, “but they did.”

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