SEATTLE — The sheriff of King County has asked his deputies to carry their weapons at all times in the wake of the recent attacks in Paris.
King County Sheriff John Urquhart made the request in an email Tuesday, saying if they don’t already do so now is the time for commissioned personnel to carry their sidearm while off duty, with extra magazines.
He wrote that everyone should stay vigilant and ‘if you see something say something,’ but after Paris, that doesn’t seem enough.
The FBI says they have no specific, credible information of any imminent attacks in the United States.
Urquhart believes the biggest threat to the greater Seattle area is a home-grown terrorist who decides to act alone in support of the Islamic State group in Syria.
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