Police tell citizens of Detroit: Buy Guns!

[all-cal]

Now we're on the right track:

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2014/aug/17/police-guns-detroit-crime-race-cost-issues

[sd_shooter]

Good

[Jester3]

'Bout time. Folks shoulda already set up the sandbags and taken up positions.

[DannyInSoCal]

Too bad they didnt use those guns 20 years ago to run the corrupt union owned political hacks out of town...

[SonofWWIIDI]

“I think it’s a disaster. How do you grow a city when you say to people who are thinking about moving there: ‘When you move here, bring a weapon.’ Who’s going to want to move there?”

I think that it's much better to say "...move here but bring a weapon..." Than "move here, be a victim of violent crime..."!

And a house for $500!!! That must be the one of the nastiest holes in the ground ever built.

Found one for $200.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7769-Auburn-St-Detroit-MI-48228/88104882_zpid/

Within 1 mile radius: (crimemapping.com)
Multiple assaults
Multiple burglaries
Multiple auto thefts
Etc.

[Librarian]

Current article, but duplicate topic.

For example, from January - http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...hlight=detroit

[morfeeis]

The fact that the reporter kept using the term "shoot-first laws" rather than just calling it a stand your ground law and then tried to blame it on the "skeptics" is very telling.

[CZ man in LA]

Too bad they didnt use those guns 20 years ago to run the corrupt union owned political hacks out of town...

Greedy public employee unions destroyed Detroit, they will end up destroying CA and NY as well.

[Sunday]

Greedy public employee unions destroyed Detroit, they will end up destroying CA and NY as well.

The unions are a huge problem especially the cost of retirement and other benefits. The major factor that has destroyed California is the majority of the voting public.

[CZ man in LA]

The unions are a huge problem especially the cost of retirement and other benefits. The major factor that has destroyed California is the majority of the voting public.

That and public unions are the biggest donors of the Democrats.

However, it seems that the voting public are getting sick of overly paid public employee unions. The LADWP isn't getting that much support from the public, and wasn't it recently that a federal judge ruled in favor of parents and students who called on that teacher union tenureships as unconstitutional?

I think we're at the turning point here in CA to reduce the powers of public unions. If you ask me, why public government employees need to have unions are a total mystery beyond me. Unions in the private sector have been going down, but public sector keeps going up!

[Sunday]

That and public unions are the biggest donors of the Democrats.

However, it seems that the voting public are getting sick of overly paid public employee unions. The LADWP isn't getting that much support from the public, and wasn't it recently that a federal judge ruled in favor of parents and students who called on that teacher union tenureships as unconstitutional?

I think we're at the turning point here in CA to reduce the powers of public unions. If you ask me, why public government employees need to have unions are a total mystery beyond me. Unions in the private sector have been going down, but public sector keeps going up!

I bet you a coffee if we ever meet that 99% of incumbent California politicians will get reelected. The majority of Californians are that dumb.

[timdps]

Found one for $200.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/7769-Auburn-St-Detroit-MI-48228/88104882_zpid/

sales history:

08/16/14
Listed for sale
$200

05/29/14
Price change
$2,880

02/24/14
Listed for sale
$1

08/10/13
Listed for sale
$1,500

09/13/12
Sold: Foreclosure Auction

06/25/04
Sold
$72,000

[strongpoint]

The fact that the reporter kept using the term "shoot-first laws" rather than just calling it a stand your ground law and then tried to blame it on the "skeptics" is very telling.

The gun proponents are given lots of room to state their case, with lots of statistics given as backup, and there's no effort to portray them as nutjobs by the reporter. It's actually a really well-balanced article, especially when taking the European perspective into account.

[CZ man in LA]

Found one for $200.
http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/77...88104882_zpid/

I think it's a good investment! Buy it now at $200, let Detroit citizens arming themselves reduce the crime rates, and sell it later for much better price when land values start going back up again.

Anyone in?

[Patrick Aherne]

No! Never trust the police! Never invite the Man into your life! I just saw a thread on it...