Defensive Gun Use of the Day: Black Lives Matter in Detroit

By Dean Weingarten

In 2001 Michigan passed a shall issue concealed carry law. Detroit’s city government was initially hostile to the idea. But as the city’s decline accelerated, by 2010, five city council members had permits. After Detroit declared bankruptcy in the summer of 2013, emergency manager Kevin Orr appointed Chief James Craig the city’s top cop. Unlike most large city police chiefs, Craig wasn’t beholden to the Mayor and City Council. Chief Craig has been at the forefront of supporting armed citizens as a way to drive down crime; armed resistance to crime has been on the rise. For example . . .

In the recent case, a black woman, referred to as only as C.C., kept a handgun in the side pocket of her car while driving. From clickondetroit.com:

She keeps her gun — .357 caliber Sig Sauer G2 — in the side door of her vehicle. She has a concealed carry permit. It’s her weapon of choice which she has trained with at area ranges. It holds 13 hollow point rounds.

Large areas of Detroit are becoming semi-rural because of the loss in population. C.C. made a …read more

Source:: Truth About Guns