Detroit Police chief: Legal gun owners can deter crime

[Old Fart]

Detroit— If more citizens were armed, criminals would think twice about attacking them, Detroit Police Chief James Craig said Thursday.

Urban police chiefs are typically in favor of gun control or reluctant to discuss the issue, but Craig on Thursday was candid about how he’s changed his mind.

http://newsok.com/police-chief-legal-gun-owners-can-deter-crime/article/3920310

Brilliant!

 

[Dale00]

I'd love to know what the reaction is from city councilmen and the mayor of Detroit.

 

[RETOKSQUID]

Probably be asked to resign soon.

 

[orangeRcode]

What? Citizens arming and defending themselves? That's crazy talk.

 

[tran]

What? Citizens arming and defending themselves? That's crazy talk.

LMAO... Right!

 

[caojyn]

I think they left part of that quote out

"Legal gun owners can deter crime... because we obviously can't."

 

[WessonOil]

Probably be asked to resign soon.

May be difficult to find applicants to a city that's bankrupt.


Issue 5,000 firearms to citizens who are legal to be CCW holders, and it's unlikely that a single one will be used in a crime.

 

[FamousAJ]

detroit=crime

Highest per capita

Detroit holds its place atop our list of the Most Dangerous Large Cities, and is second only to Flint, Mich. in the overall rankings, as it continues to suffer from a long term decline in population and employment. Detroit’s $18 billion bankruptcy filing in July was the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. Although the city’s unemployment rate has dropped from its peak of 18.2 percent in July 2009, it remains well above the national level. In the 1950s, Detroit was the fifth-largest city in the United States with nearly 2 million residents, but now fewer than half as many people call it home. The city has an estimated 78,000 abandoned homes spread across 140 square miles — a vast expanse that contributes to Detroit’s infamous 58-minute police response time. The city ended the year with a total of 386 murders and 15,009 violent crimes in 2012.

Violent Crime Rate: 2122.91 per 100,000 people

Population: 707,096

Murder Rate: 54.59 per 100,000 people

Officer to Population Ratio: 1:275

Median Household Income: $27,862

Unemployment Rate: 10.5 percent

Dangerous City Over 200,000 Rank in 2011: #1

http://lawstreetmedia.com/blogs/crime/10-dangerous-large/

January 2012 – December 2012: Offenses known to law enforcement:
OKC is #50
Tulsa is #38