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February 11, 2013

Action-Film Star Steven Segal Trains Armed "Posse" at Arizona School 
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In Arizona, the armed "posse" of controversial Maricopa County Sheriff
Joe Arpaio held a training session over the weekend on using guns to
protect schools from attack. Arpaio recruited the Hollywood action-film
star Steven Seagal to train his volunteers. They used guns firing
non-lethal rounds and had children come in to pose as scared students.
Both Seagal and Arpaio dismissed the concerns of a group of protesters
who demonstrated across the street.

Steven Seagal: "The most precious asset we have as a society and as
human beings is our children, and I'm here to try to teach the posse
firearms and martial arts and to help them learn how to respond quicker,
and help protect our children."

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: "I don't think we have to worry about our posse.
They've been around for years at the malls and everything else, we
haven't had any incidents, I don't know what these protesters are
talking about. I'm going to say it again, for those protesters, we are
here to protect the children, that's the main mission, they can say
whatever they want, but I'm not going to stop."

 

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