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Oconee County, Georgia Sheriff Scott Berry on why he is boycotting a gun store because of its new policy on selling semi-automatic rifles.
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Aren't we start tonight with guns that this is sensitive topic these days for sure which is why this particular story.
Really caught our attention Georgia is one of the countries.
Friendly -- for gun owners but one dealer -- safety supply says.
That they will no longer sell semi automatic assault rifles to the public at ball.
They will only sell them to law enforcement officers will now.
The local share their who has bought guns from the store for the past five years says he is taking his business elsewhere sheriff Scott very -- -- -- thanks for coming on the show today.
Explain -- glad to be here thank you thank you it's like why you make that why you made this decision.
Well I think it's real simple if the football abiding citizens -- -- can't go there and buy a -- although it illegal to obtain rifle.
That they're entitled to by -- than they have the money to buy four.
Then I'm not gonna spend their tax money there I'm -- I'm not gonna spend my personal money that.
We're -- Ford would make your job easier if there were fewer assault rifles out there.
There there's.
Millions of assault rifles men will give it to look let's take the will work assault rifle off the table.
There are -- million semiautomatic millions of semiautomatic rifles out on the market right now.
And -- A statistically and insignificant.
Number of -- -- used commit any kind of -- -- rifles and any type just don't bother my hand guns of any -- just don't bother -- The truth is -- is that in the hands of criminals are tools of evil but in the vast majority of Iranians they're they're owned by law abiding citizens and if my -- Biden taxpaying citizens can't know when they're -- by a rifle then I'm not -- -- -- our money to go in their -- funny.
Why would you say let's take the phrase assault rifle off the table what bothers you about that.
Well what does an assault rifle the definition of an assault rifle it uses it is as wide as broad as the building them Sydney and there's no.
An assault rifle in my definition is -- military weapon that's designed for military purpose semiautomatic rifles just aren't assault rifles you can call assault rifles but it there that's not what they -- our.
-- campaign to prevent gun violence -- Georgia and eats on a scale of zero to 100.
In terms of gun regulations and and what -- the result obviously that's very low score you're getting an eight on a scale of one to a hundred.
-- the reasons they -- include no limits on gun purchases.
Near required background checks for gun show purchases.
And no ban on assault weapons.
Would -- what's your reaction to that.
-- problem by actually.
I was kind of -- -- cheap for a lower number than -- but since we got an eight let me just address some of those AG's.
I don't know where they get his gun show.
Purchase saying in in America and in Georgia.
Well Biden citizens can buy and sell guns in the parking lot rubber or own little -- for the -- -- -- just as -- and Salem.
You know -- -- or wherever I happen debate I can legally sell market -- to somebody else.
That didn't if you buy from a day -- -- gun show you go through the same process that you do at a stand -- brick and mortar big -- -- So that may is just.
That's a scare tactic if you will I don't buy into that whole thing as far as some of the other problems they have -- -- -- Georgia is -- Georgia's state where we truly believe that.
The Second Amendment exists for raisin in the Second Amendment exists to.
Waits for.
-- -- -- Lawful citizens be able to -- Reagan and -- borrow essentially saying in -- -- -- is not middle market certain every airline.
-- -- say especially in the wake of what happened in Connecticut that there isn't a reason for people have automatic weapons that these type.
Of weapons that -- so -- around so quickly you know when you do have a bad person with a gun.
It does you don't -- the -- -- it does make it more dangerous situation what do you -- to people who make that argument.
Well first off.
Again they're -- the tool for the person.
In Cologne Germany where they have very strict gun control of my hand made a flying -- work in order to take to his -- to -- nine school children -- At this were more -- a tool for the person's conduct and the truth of the matter is it it builds the tool is low hanging -- That's what a politician can pass a bill in -- but in front of people say and look at we've done this we've.
Taken flash fighters and pistol -- -- rifles therefore there -- that's absolutely ridiculous and and it is.
Anybody that doesn't see it that way there's -- I can't convince him otherwise.
The response been like in your community because one of the arguments is that.
By taking your business away from this gun store -- from -- safety supply.
That you do you're taking away significant part of their business and that it could cause them to lay off workers or shut down.
I haven't heard that I don't do enough business would -- safety -- to hurt their bottom line.
I can't imagine that's truth whatsoever although I have bought from nine a safety supply -- safety spot doesn't exist.
Because -- about from the and we buy from a lot of vendors and -- put out bids for different things in fact we just had a bid for.
Semiautomatic rifles we just bought six more from another vendor because we would need to Diana's safety supply.
Didn't want to -- elderly nuns -- when you said that you were pulling your business from their store what was their response.
As of this minute I've not heard a single word from -- safety supply -- -- so much for coming on our show tonight we appreciate it.
Yes ma'am and hope you have a great day thank you perhaps you have a nice weekend RE.
