GA sheriff: "If you kill someone, we might kill you back"

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Georgia Sheriff Mike Jolley’s new welcome sign comes with a threatening warning for visitors: “Our citizens have concealed weapons. If you kill someone, we might kill you back. We have ONE jail and 356 cemeteries. Enjoy your stay!”

The Harris County sheriff put the sign in front of his headquarters Tuesday and told Patch.com the message is meant to be “tongue-in-cheek.” He wants visitors to come into town and say, “Wow.”

According to an AJC investigation into gun violence in the state last year, people in Georgia are twice as likely than those in New York to be shot to death.

» RELATED: You're twice as likely to be shot to death in Georgia than in New York (and other gun violence facts)

Recent data from Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also found that Georgia’s gun deaths have been steadily rising for more than a decade. In 2016, Georgia ranked fourth highest with 1,571 deaths.

“Georgia is very much a Second Amendment state, and Harris County is a strong Second Amendment county,” Jolley told the Washington Post. “We want people to come and enjoy Harris County,” he said, “but we want them to do it in a safe manner, and we want them to know that they’re safe when they get here.”

This isn’t the first time the sheriff’s bold signs have garnered attention on social media or made national news.

In 2015, Jolley posted a sign that read,"WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust. We salute our troops and our flag. If this offends you… LEAVE!"

While some Facebook users said the sheriff went too far, he told Channel 2 Action News the reception has been mostly positive.

But Jolley said he doesn’t mind the controversy.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office website even has a tab for folks to purchase “Politically Incorrect T-Shirts.”

“I’ve been in office a long time,” he told the Post. “So I like to stir the pot.”
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Re: GA sheriff: "If you kill someone, we might kill you back"

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DispositionMatrix wrote: Fri Apr 06, 2018 2:46 pm Saw a few days ago but have not been following. Is there some manufactured outrage over this?
Sheriff Jolley is a bit like Joe Arpaio was in Maricopa Co, AZ. Apparently he has no opposition so he enjoys being political and incorrect. His new sign made it to Atlanta so that's news now, but he's a media whore like Arpaio.
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan

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(I wonder if the DA sees things the same way the Sheriff does?)
He probably see things like the late Dallas DA Henry Wade did with Blacks “If they aren’t guilty of the crime charged they’re guilty of something” When he was asked about find an innocent black person guilty.
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