A provocative candidate for Florida governor threatened to send a heavily armed team to address the Sunshine State’s next “teen takeover” after a teenager was shot at a youth riot over the weekend.
James Fishback, a far-right Republican running for governor of Florida, warned that he would fight fire with fire if a “teen takeover” descends onto any of the state’s 67 counties.
“If we find out that a teen takeover is showing up, we’re showing up with a dozen people with AR-15s. We’re gonna exercise our Second Amendment right and we are gonna protect communities like this,” Fishback said.
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