![In this Monday, July 30, 2018 photo, a Broward Sheriff's Office (BSO) trainer, center, watches two Broward County Public Schools newly-hired armed guardians during firearms training at BSO's gun range at Markham Park in Sunrise, Fla. In August 2019, Holmes County [Fla.] Sheriff John Tate announced his department would offer classes for concealed-carry permit holders to train to be prepared to be "a good guy with a gun" in an active-shooter scenario. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee) **FILE***](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2018/08/07/school_shooting_florida_guardians_00175_c0-197-3718-2364_s885x516.jpg?c835849903a24b4b2719cb471b332569bd095b7b)
BONIFAY, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff is responding to mass shootings by offering advanced firearms training to concealed weapons permit holders.
Holmes County Sheriff John Tate’s statement says he hopes a mass shooting doesn’t happen in his Florida Panhandle jurisdiction, but he wants permit holders to be prepared to be “a good guy with a gun.”
The Northwest Florida Daily News reports that the courses will involve shooting scenarios as well as mental and physical training.
The agency also offers the basic classes required to get a concealed weapons permit for $25.
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