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Ulster Sheriff's Stand On Guns Spurs Social Media Frenzy

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum’s stand on the fight against terrorism is creating a social media frenzy, according to a report in the Poughkeepsie Journal.

Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum prompted wide public reaction, pro and con, after his office posted a statement encouraging licensed handgun owners to carry their weapons. More than a dozen sheriffs around New York state have weighed in.

Ulster County Sheriff Paul Van Blarcum prompted wide public reaction, pro and con, after his office posted a statement encouraging licensed handgun owners to carry their weapons. More than a dozen sheriffs around New York state have weighed in.

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According to the report, Blarcum -- reacting to the mass shooting in San Bernardino, Calif. -- posted a plea on Facebook urging licensed gun owners to exercise their right to carry firearms in public.

Since then, gun advocates and more than a dozen of New York’s sheriffs have weighed in on the subject, the Journal reported. Gun-control advocates, however, oppose Blarcum’s campaign, the report said.

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