http://www.detnews.com/article/20091111/METRO01/911110371/1409/METRO/Detroit-Council-members-carry-guns-for-safetyDetroit -- Councilman Kwame Kenyatta said he has had death threats in the past and when in public, Kenyatta usually carries a concealed weapon.
Councilman-elect Gary Brown, a former deputy police chief and officer who was involved in narcotics investigations, said he arms himself when he feels the need to ensure his safety.
Several incoming council members, including Council President-elect Charles Pugh, said they have concealed weapons permits and carry guns for safety in a city known for its hard-nosed crime and tough neighborhoods.
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The Rev. Andre Spivey, newly elected to the council, said he picked up a concealed weapons permit application Monday and has plans to get a gun for his protection.
"I don't expect to tote it everywhere I go, flash it or brandish it at the City-County Building," said the pastor of St. Paul AME Church. "I'd rather have it and not need it."
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-ap-mi-detroitcouncil-we,0,2405538.story5 Detroit City Council members to be packing heat
DETROIT - By Thanksgiving, five members of the of the newly elected Detroit City Council will be packing heat.
Detroit Free Press columnist Rochelle Riley says Tuesday that Charles Pugh, Kwame Kenyatta, James Tate and Gary Brown have said they are usually armed. And Rev. Andre Spivey, pastor of St. Paul AME, said he soon plans to get his concealed weapon permit.
Pugh said he's received death threats, and Kenyatta said council members sometimes must ward off irate citizens. Tate and Brown are former police officers.
Spivey says carrying a weapon is not "an indictment upon the citizens of Detroit," but he will "feel more comfortable having it."
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