Colorado Sheriff's Office Criticized After Tweet Displaying Santa Receiving Handgun License

Dec 7, 2021, 4:17 AM

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Colorado Sheriff's Office Criticized After Tweet Displaying Santa Receiving Handgun License

A Colorado sheriff’s office found itself desperately backtracking following a furious reaction to a tweet showing Santa Claus getting a concealed handgun permit.

It was enough to convince parents to reconsider letting Santa come down the chimney.

A statement from the El Paso Sheriff’s Office Friday insisted there was no intent to be “insensitive,” but it is December and they wanted to involve Santa Claus.

The timing of the stunt was particularly painful because it occurred just days after four students were fatally shot with a handgun in yet another school attack.

Local residents and critics from as far away as Australia were not amused.

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