A Florida sheriff said in no uncertain terms that homeowners in his county are “more than welcome to shoot at” all those who break into their houses.

“We prefer that you do, actually,” Santa Rosa County Sheriff Bob Johnson said at a Thursday press conference.

Johnson had been briefing the media on the arrest Wednesday of Brandon J. Harris — a “frequent flyer” crook with long rap sheet. Johnson said his outfit’s first “interaction” with him took place when Harris was just 13 years old.