In Arizona, the armed “posse” of controversial Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio held a training session over the weekend on using guns to protect schools from attack. Arpaio recruited the Hollywood action-film star Steven Seagal to train his volunteers. They used guns firing non-lethal rounds and had children come in to pose as scared students. Both Seagal and Arpaio dismissed the concerns of a group of protesters who demonstrated across the street.

Steven Seagal: “The most precious asset we have as a society and as human beings is our children, and I’m here to try to teach the posse firearms and martial arts to try to help them learn how to respond quicker and help protect our children.”

Sheriff Joe Arpaio: “I don’t know what you’re — what these protesters are talking about. I’m going to say it again, for those protesters: We are here to protect the children. That’s the main mission. They can say whatever they want, but I’m not going to stop.”