People are defending themselves with great gusto. There have been some 30 justifiable homicides this year and the murder rate is down nearly 30% from last year. If it weren't for the tax structure, Detroit would be rather business friendly.
The sheriff of Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, David Clarke, Jr., has advised the citizens of that county that he would prefer they go about armed. This is in direct conflict with the Mayor of Milwaukee, Tom Barrett, who is another gun control freak on the order of former mayor of New York Bloomberg. But the sheriff has more standing than the mayor when it comes to “serve and protect”.
That means, that when a prospective perp walks into a convenience store, he DOES NOT KNOW if the clerk or the owner will pull down on him, or if the next customer in line may pull out a .45 ACP Glock, just to remind him of good manners.
The county sheriff, the sheriff’s deputies, and all the municipal police just cannot be everywhere at once. Their purpose is to investigate and report crimes, not stop them.