Joe Arpaio Posses Patrol Arizona Schools

Controversial Arpaio Posses Spark Fears
FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pounds his fist on the podium during a news conference in Phoenix as he answers questions regarding the Department of Justice's federal civil lawsuit against him and his department. Arpaio, known nationally for his hardline stance on illegal immigration, is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday, July 24, 2012 and face allegations that his trademark immigration sweeps amounted to racial profiling against Hispanics. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
FILE - In this May 10, 2012 file photo, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio pounds his fist on the podium during a news conference in Phoenix as he answers questions regarding the Department of Justice's federal civil lawsuit against him and his department. Arpaio, known nationally for his hardline stance on illegal immigration, is expected to take the witness stand Tuesday, July 24, 2012 and face allegations that his trademark immigration sweeps amounted to racial profiling against Hispanics. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Just days after the NRA’s Wayne LaPierre proclaimed that only “a good guy with a gun” can prevent horrors like the Newtown massacre, America’s most notorious sheriff announced that armed members of his volunteer posse would soon patrol schools in the Phoenix area.

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