East Texas Police Chief Appeals To Public To Arm Itself

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HUGHES SPRINGS, Texas (AP) — The police chief of a back-roads East Texas town is urging all citizens to arm themselves, saying the federal government lacks any effective plan for fighting terrorism.

In a video he posted Monday night to his personal Facebook page, Hughes Springs Police Chief Randy Kennedy said that listening to President Barack Obama's Oval Office speech on terrorism left him in despair over the government's ability to fight domestic terrorism.

He urged all law-abiding citizens to apply for concealed handgun permits and stand ready to support any fight against terrorists that might overwhelm the four full-time officers and one part-timer in the Cass County town of about 1,800 residents.

Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe told the Longview News-Journal that he endorses Kennedy's thoughts on an armed citizenry.

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