MI: Black Woman's Life Matters... in Detroit

Gun Watch ^ | 5 June, 2015 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

A recent carjacking attempt was stopped cold by a black woman.   A black woman armed with a .357 Sig Sauer pistol and training.    Only a few years ago, this would have been a highly unlikely event.  Michigan passed a shall issue concealed carry law in 2001.  Detroit's city government was initially hostile to the idea, but by 2010, five city council members had permits. 

After  Detroit declared bankruptcy, emergency manager Kevin Orr appointed Chief Craig in July of 2013, freeing him from dependence on the Mayor and City Council, unlike most large city police chiefs.  Chief Craig has been at the forefront of supporting armed citizens as a way to drive down crime.  Chief Craig is exceedingly popular in the city, and armed resistance to crime has been on the rise.

In the recent case, a black woman, who did not show her face, and was referred to as only as C.C., kept her Sig Sauer .357 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. She emptied the clip at the thieves who scurried away near some abandoned homes.

Large areas of Detroit are becoming semi-rural because of the loss in population.  C.C. made a wrong turn, and was making a U-turn in this area when she was attacked.




C.C. fired all 13 rounds of hollowpoint .357 Sig at her attackers.  Police did not find any evidence that anyone was hit.  C.C. only escaped injury because her car stopped a couple of bullets.  From the impact damage, I would guess that the carjacking suspects were using a short barreled .22 pistol.   On the other hand, those impact points may be reinforced by the door frame.



Here is a blown up image of the bullet damage.  At least one bullet seems to have made it inside the vehicle, though the picture does not make it clear where it hit.  That impact, shown on the right, may have been from a bullet fragment.



C.C. might have had a difficult time shooting out of her car door or window if she is left handed.  The screen shot below indicates that she may be.  Left handed shooters are at a bit of a disadvantage shooting from the driver's seat in the United States.



C.C. has an attitude that many in the gun culture associate with the Gadsden flag.  A Constitutional attitude that many Americans appreciate:

C.C. is particularly offended at the notion Detroiters can't safely buy gasoline at night. Police Chief James Craig, who has applauded citizens for protecting themselves with legal firearms, called getting gas at night a bad idea.

"You should be able to go anytime to get gas. This is the land of the free and the home of the brave, right? Why can't we act like it?" said C.C.

Under Chief Craig, her firearm is not expected to be held as evidence for months or years on end, a common occurrence in other areas.  She expects it back in two days.  The shooting occurred on Tuesday, and she expects if back on Thursday.  In any case, she is prepared.  She has a backup pistol, a small 10 shot 9mm designed for concealed carry.

A SCCY CPX-2 9mm is C.C.'s backup gun.  Maybe it was a first gun; it is not uncommon for shooters to upgrade and keep the older firearm for a spare.

John Lott, one of the foremost authorities on how armed citizens affect crime rates, says that armed minority women are effective at reducing crime:

Lott: Murder rates decline when either more women or more men carry concealed handguns, but a gun represents a much larger change in a woman’s ability to defend herself than it does for a man. An additional woman carrying a concealed handgun reduces the murder rate for women by about 3 to 4 times more than an additional man carrying a concealed handgun reduces the murder rate for men.
Question: Aren’t you playing into people’s fears and prejudices though? Don’t politicians pass these shall-issue laws to mollify middle-class white suburbanites anxious about the encroachment of urban minority crime?
Lott: I won’t speculate about motives, but the results tell a different story. High crime urban areas and neighborhoods with large minority populations have the greatest reductions in violent crime when citizens are legally allowed to carry concealed handguns.

As more minorities in high crime urban areas realize that they are legally protected by the second amendment, and can defend themselves without being persecuted in the courts, faith in the police, courts, and justice system will rise, and crime rates will fall. 

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[marktwain]

If black lives matter, the second amendment should be treasured in urban centers.

[Vince Ferrer]

Now that progressives are chacing away the police in black neighborhoods, the NRA and other second amendment groups should be moving in to teach gun safety and target shooting. The second amendment is the only thing left in these areas.

[cripplecreek]

Detroit has been a fairly welcoming place for the 2nd amendment.

More African-Americans Support Carrying Legal Guns For Self-Defense

Detroiters are even taking their guns to church. When Rosedale Park Baptist had trouble with drug dealers and car thefts, Pastor Haman Cross Jr. told his congregants from the pulpit that they should consider getting concealed-carry permits.

"I love the Lord; I'm a Christian," he says. "But like I told the congregation, let's send a message right in front. I want the word out in the community, if you steal any of our cars, I'm coming after you."

And who can forget Paris Ainsworth. Shot 4 times and still returned fire hitting 2 of 3 assailants, one of them twice.

[mosaicwolf]

Good for you Girl. However, I recommend some extensive recoil therapy in the future to refine your marks-womanship.

[basil]

Second Amendment Sisters hold “Ladies Learn to Shoot Days in some of the states where we have state Coordinators. Texas is getting ready to hold another shoot.

Go to our website and join up if you are interested: www.2ASisters.org

[RedMDer]

Less than $5.3K to go!!
Day 66. Let's GIT-R-DONE!

[cripplecreek]

Rick Ector has free classes for women in the Detroit area pretty often.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdCe7gSsKkQNI2ynOofl3Lg

https://twitter.com/detroitccw

[1010RD]

In Chicago there are a slew of concealed carry classes (mandatory) in black neighborhoods. Private enterprise is filling in the gap, but you’re spot on with your idea here.

[ronnie raygun]

Blakc women protecting herself with a gun aceepted, white women no