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MI - OC Advocate arrested and jailed by DETROIT police.

FreeInAZ

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This is one write up from a local publication. Interesting read IMHO.

http://www.metrotimes.com/Blogs/arc...rry-advocate-arrested-in-detroit-rally-sunday

FUQ -

"Sources say that an interracial open-carry group is leading a protest this weekend to pressure authorities over the illegal arrest of one of its members.
The group, Hell's Saints, is one of many groups trying to raise consciousness about open-carry laws by carrying their legal firearms in public places and educating the public — and often the police — about the law. Naturally, those on the side of tighter gun controls find this sort of activism provocative. And given the way gun control is often framed as a "left-wing" issue in the United States, open-carry activists tend to be dismissed in the mainstream media as a bunch of defiant right-wing nutballs.
But here's something that may cause some people to rethink their positions on the issue: Hell's Saints, the Michigan-based open-carry group, generally seem like a bunch of cool guys. Their members are white and black, and the videos show them risking the wrath of ill-informed police to spread a message of freedom to the general public............. "
 
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Interesting . Do you need a permit to open-carry in MI? Seems discriminatory from the article.

No. Any non prohibited citizen, age 18 & up may open carry in MI. The problem is those 18-20 years of age cannot buy a pistol to carry from a FFL & they cannot get a MI CC permit until they are 21, and: take a NRA 8hr course including live fire. ($150 usually) Then pay a $105 permit fee (picture if not supplied from applicant adds $10). Then wait anywhere from a month to six months depending on local gun board. Oh and some counties require applicants to appear before their gun boards to explain why they should be granted a permit even though that violates MI shall issue law, usually in the middle of the day and always during a work week. This scheme pretty much excludes the poor from getting the permit, which in my opinion is the intent. :uhoh: This area, S.E. MI, is one of the most racially segregated Metropolitan centers in the U.S.A.

Point of clarity - OC without a CC permit in MI is full of legal traps. It basically limits people to OC on foot and they must be wary of schools and multiple other locations (too numerous to list here, but that includes any place that sells alcohol, think: kroger/fry's/walmart /party stores / gas stations etc...).

These guys know the law inside & out. I find it hard to swallow that Elijah Woody suddenly forgot them.
 
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follow up story from local press in Detroit -
http://www.mlive.com/news/detroit/i...Feed:+detroit-news+(Detroit+News+-+MLive.com)

FUQ-

"DETROIT, MI -- They didn't need signs or catchy chants. Their message was conveyed by the rifles slung over their shoulders and the handguns holstered to their hips.

Organized by open-carry activist organization Hell's Saints, about 20 men and women toting guns walked south from the Family Dollar parking lot at 9737 Mound in Detroit to the Detroit Police Department Northeast Precinct.

The purpose was two-fold, to educate the public about open-carry rights and to protest the Sept. 13 arrest of Elijah Woody, 24, of Detroit.

Elijah Woody, who claims he was legally open-carrying his handgun when Detroit police arrested him, is charged with carrying a concealed weapon without a license, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison."
 

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What I find funny about Open Carry marches is there is never trouble caused by the activists. The trouble seems to come from the anti's and police.
 

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A damn shame, considering how dangerous it already is to be an American in any other country.

By the way, if anybody is interested in helping Elijah Woody with his legal defense (I'm aware most of you used your 'donation budget' on the MOC K-12 case already, which is also a good cause) click the link below or PM me for an address to mail it to.

...uh fixing link to post it direct but in the meantime donation button lives here
 
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By the way, if anybody is interested in helping Elijah Woody with his legal defense (I'm aware most of you used your 'donation budget' on the MOC K-12 case already, which is also a good cause) click the link below or PM me for an address to mail it to.

...uh fixing link to post it direct but in the meantime donation button lives here

Michigancarries.org what a fine name for a MI 2A/Civil Liberties group. :cool:

Doesn't exclude anyone and includes as many as possible. Now there's a noble concept. Well done gents.

http://www.michigancarries.org/

Donation made! :dude:
 

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Looks like charges are moving ahead. So for those who think new police chief Craig is ok with OC, remember he saw the questionable video of the stop too. Apparently he's fine with the officers behavior (taking away of video / phone and throwing it) to avoid a second view of stop, overall thuggish behavior etc...

Here he is testing a expensive shot tracker software that previous Chiefs admitted they really didn't have the money for, or the man power to respond to... He's looking more and more like just another fly in DPD dancing merrily in the same old pile of crap! :(

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...detroit-police-test-gunshot-tracker/16409807/
 
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Looks like charges are moving ahead. So for those who think new police chief Craig is ok with OC, remember he saw the questionable video of the stop too. Apparently he's fine with the officers behavior (taking away of video / phone and throwing it) to avoid a second view of stop, overall thuggish behavior etc...

Here he is testing a expensive shot tracker software that previous Chiefs admitted they really didn't have the money for, or the man power to respond to... He's looking more and more like just another fly in DPD dancing merrily in the same old pile of crap! :(

http://www.detroitnews.com/story/ne...detroit-police-test-gunshot-tracker/16409807/

I don't know if I am ready to throw the Chief under the bus quite yet. I have not seen the dash cam footage. While I tend to side with OCers vs cops on a regular basis I still like to see evidence one way or the other.
 

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I don't know if I am ready to throw the Chief under the bus quite yet. I have not seen the dash cam footage. While I tend to side with OCers vs cops on a regular basis I still like to see evidence one way or the other.

OK? So if you are an upright chief and you see your officers first action is to: grab the OCers cell phone and chuck it to prevent him from recording, would not that cause you concern? After all as police are so found of saying, if you have nothing to hide, why mind being recorded? Being a upright chief, wouldn't you ask questions about that? Actions (or lack there of) speak loudly. They (DPD) have not released the video, I am told that at best, the video is inconclusive (read as doesn't support police assertions), by the one civilian who was allowed to view it. So for now, that's all we have to go on. That said and knowing how DPD has handled their "business" in the past, I am much more inclined to believe Mr. Woody's account at this point. YMMV - hope you never get jammed up Raggs. You'll find getting experts at bending and twisting the law to suit their own needs, very adept at avoiding giving up anything until their "system" has chewed up and spit out their intended example.
 

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OK? So if you are an upright chief and you see your officers first action is to: grab the OCers cell phone and chuck it to prevent him from recording, would not that cause you concern? After all as police are so found of saying, if you have nothing to hide, why mind being recorded? Being a upright chief, wouldn't you ask questions about that? Actions (or lack there of) speak loudly. They (DPD) have not released the video, I am told that at best, the video is inconclusive (read as doesn't support police assertions), by the one civilian who was allowed to view it. So for now, that's all we have to go on. That said and knowing how DPD has handled their "business" in the past, I am much more inclined to believe Mr. Woody's account at this point. YMMV - hope you never get jammed up Raggs. You'll find getting experts at bending and twisting the law to suit their own needs, very adept at avoiding giving up anything until their "system" has chewed up and spit out their intended example.

Is that was is on the video? I have not seen it. Inconclusive means just that, it might not be supportive of Mr Woody's position as well, we do not know. Everything I have read up to this point about the Chief has been positive to our side, I would like to see the evidence. BTW without a FOIA why would the police release the video, is that a common practice?
 

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Never mind .. Carry on

Being pretty well aware of whats going on here I would say that the police do not deserve the benefit of the doubt, and that your prior knowledge from years of experience with this region has you on the right track.

The chief may deserve the benefit of the doubt, and in fact he has tried to be transparent in showing the vid, and yes the fact he did that was unusual and a decent gesture. In an agency of that size it is entirely plausible that all kinds of corrupt things go on that he never hears of and wouldn't find out about even if he wanted to. I am not ready to call him a friend or an enemy.

I am going to keep what I have learned about this case with Mr Woody quiet, it need not be shared by me, that is for others in due time. I will however say that the dpd has a long and rich history of using their corrupt system for wholesale railroading ocers. Years ago this forum's member theszerdi was one, and even with dean greenblatt on his side he had a nasty legal battle. Since then there have been numerous others, primarily black men who don't post here. They have been interviewed on video which is backed up in many on and off the net locations with many people. In some of the cases the dpd has confiscated their guns and put in lein that they are under investigation, which goes on indefinitely, thereby taking away their gun rights for no reason without so much as a trial.

Calling out Wayne county in general for ocer abuse is prudent, but Detroit is its own special mess.
 
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Although I obviously think you should be able to OC without a CPL and not get arrested, it's always smart to have a CPL just in case a cop decides to say your jacket "folded over your firearm" and concealed it.

Although, still not sure how he was checked for a CPL anyway, considering whether my gun is OC, CC, printing, half out, etc..you have absolutely no reason to try and see my ID, and if you try to forcefully take it you're going to have a bad day and one hell of a lawsuit.

Hopefully this guy gets off, the fact they're going through the charges is crazy, especially since I've OC'd in Detroit at work for years and haven't had any trouble.

But then again...I'm White. Gotta love America...Jesus.
 

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Although I obviously think you should be able to OC without a CPL and not get arrested, it's always smart to have a CPL just in case a cop decides to say your jacket "folded over your firearm" and concealed it.

Although, still not sure how he was checked for a CPL anyway, considering whether my gun is OC, CC, printing, half out, etc..you have absolutely no reason to try and see my ID, and if you try to forcefully take it you're going to have a bad day and one hell of a lawsuit.

Hopefully this guy gets off, the fact they're going through the charges is crazy, especially since I've OC'd in Detroit at work for years and haven't had any trouble.

But then again...I'm White. Gotta love America...Jesus.

Sometimes the things you say....
 
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