Detroit Police Chief: Off-duty cops should be allowed to carry guns at events (VIDEO)

By Andrew Shepperson

Detroit Police Chief James Craig had some interesting remarks after the mass shooting in Las Vegas, expressing concern that off-duty police officers were not allowed to bring their firearms into the Route 91 Harvest Festival Sunday night.
At a Monday press conference, Craig weighed in on the Las Vegas mass shooting that left 59 people dead and over 500 others injured. While admitting it may have made no difference during the attack, the police chief said he thought off duty police officers should have been allowed to bring their firearms into the music festival.
“We’re talking about off-duty officers that attended this event out in Las Vegas, and I’m told they were not allowed to bring their firearm,” Craig said. “That is a problem for me.”
Craig went on to applaud Major League Baseball for allowing off-duty officers to enter ballparks with their firearms and said doing so may help mitigate threats in future active shooter situations.
“Let’s face it,” he continued, “in these times that we’re in right now, we have to find ways to mitigate threats. We have to consider the off-duty officer as a force multiplier.”
He also condemned the National Football League for taking the opposite stance of the MLB and prohibiting

Source: Guns.com