DETROIT: Large increase in women getting Concealed Pistol License.

[gejohnston]

24. The problem with some cities

Detroit being one of them, local governments run short of cash because of lack of jobs, companies extorting corporate welfare, and pissing away money on stupid shit like sports stadiums (corporate welfare at its worse), privatizing parking meters, etc. To deal with it, they privatize stuff to get short term cash and lay off cops.
Lack of jobs can make some people desperate enough to do what they normally would not.
Lack of police embolden the ones that are predators by nature.
One more thing, compare police response times in different parts of the city. Doesn't matter what large city in the US. I think you will find a correlation based on economics.

I see nothing empowering about carrying a concealed weapon. In fact it demonstrates the opposite. There is a placebo effect, though.

I fail to see the logic. Would you have the same opinion if the weapons were less than lethal alternatives?