Gov. DeSantis Issues Stark Warning To Looters: ‘If You Loot, We Shoot’

As Hurricane Milton makes its way to the Florida Coast, Governor Ron DeSantis has a stark message for looters.

During a briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center, DeSantis shared, “If you go into somebody’s house after the storm passes, think that you’re going to be able to commit crimes, you’re going to get in really serious trouble.”

DeSantis added, “And quite frankly, you don’t know what’s behind that door in a Second Amendment state.”

DeSantis previously warned looters, ‘You loot, we shoot.’ You never know what’s behind that door.”

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You LOOT, we SHOOT 🌀👏🌀 pic.twitter.com/LEPJfdJlcq

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DeSantis warns potential criminals ahead of Hurricane Milton: “If you think you’re going to go in and loot, you’ve got another thing coming. Do not try to take advantage. We will be very swift to throw the book at people.” pic.twitter.com/4CoXdV7wwd

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Per Florida Politics:

“If you think you’re going to go in and loot, you got another thing coming,” Gov. Ron DeSantis said during a briefing at the state’s Emergency Operations Center.

“If you go into somebody’s house after the storm passes, think that you’re going to be able to commit crimes, you’re going to get in really serious trouble. And quite frankly, you don’t know what’s behind that door in a Second Amendment state.”

Variations of this theme are a staple of storm press conferences for DeSantis, and Hurricane Milton continues the tradition familiar to Floridians who were around for 2023’s Hurricane Idalia and 2022’s Hurricane Ian.

“This part of Florida, you’ve got a lot of advocates and some proponents of the Second Amendment. And I’ve seen signs in different people’s yards in the past after these disasters, and I would say it’s probably here, ‘You loot, we shoot.’ You never know what’s behind that door,” DeSantis said in Perry in 2023.

Gov DeSantis warns that “this is not going to be an opportunity for folks to take advantage of people. If you think you’re going in to loot, you’ve got another thing coming.” 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/IY0JktptY0

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