Detroit police chief James Craig agrees. The crazy thing is that Craig spent some 20 years on the LAPD and was opposed to armed citizens in those days.
“A lot of Detroiters are fed up,” he said in a recent interview with WDIV-TV. “They’re tired and they’ve been dealing with this epidemic of violence. They’re afraid and they have a right to protect themselves.”
After all, when seconds count, police are only minutes away, right?
“If you are confronted with an immediate threat to your safety, you’re not going to have time to dial 911,” Craig said. “It becomes an issue of, the threat is here, I have to respond to the threat.”