Detroit Calls for More CCW Holders

[Ben]

I found this interesting because yesterday the DC police chief was saying the opposite and blaming guns and "high capacity magazines" for their murder problem. Apparent;y the Detroit police chief has been pushing "more guns" for a while, and it has had a positive effect on reduced crime (duh).

http://www.foxnews.com/us/2015/08/21/packing-heat-in-detroit-motown-residents-answer-police-chief-call-to-arms/?intcmp=hpbt1

[Pb]

Detroit is KING of waxing bad guys.

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2012/06/justified_to_kill_read_why_det.html

 

[vaskidmark]

Detroit citizens, just doing the job the cops won't do.

Not really a jab at DPD - they are still bankrupt and short-handed.

More of this justified homicide stuff may finally trickle down as notice to the thugs that there might be a safer, if not more lucrative, line of work to be followed.

stay safe.

[Hawkmoon]

It's encouraging to see any media acknowledging that citizens with guns can have a positive effect, and it's even more encouraging to see a chief of police encouraging people to arm themselves. That said ...

Standberry said his run-in with a car thief is proof that responsible and legal gun ownership is a key to surviving in Detroit.

“That day could have been much worse,” he said to FoxNews.com. “It could have been my life that was taken.”

Seems to me that Mr. Standberry's run-in is a poster child for why you don't leave the keys in the car and the engine running when you go into a convenience store. First, it's probably illegal to pump gas with the engine running anyway (I know it's illegal in my state). More importantly, what a dumbass thing to do. I live in a 'burb that's a LOT less dangerous than Detroit, and I always take the keys and lock the doors when pumping gas. I'm always astonished when I see other people who don't do that.

[Tallpine]

In a "free" Detroit, you wouldn't need the damn permit and to register your handgun