Detroit Police Chief BUSTED for illegal CCW

[Lefty48197]

I'm not kidding. Here's the link:

http://www.freep.com/news/latestnews/pm17000_20031103.htm


(Former) Detroit Police Chief Jerry Oliver was busted on October 18 when he failed to declare his .25 caliber handgun while boarding a plane at Detroit's Metro Airport. The gun was loaded (another violation), and it was in his checked baggage (NOT his carry on baggage). He did not try to take the gun through the security check point and into the terminal.
Today, Wayne County prosecutor declared his intention to press misdemeanor charges against the Chief, who resigned last Friday when informed of the impending charges.
While the baggage was being screened, airport security found the gun in the Chief's baggage. Since the gun had not been declared, they ran a check on the serial number and found that the gun was not registered in Michigan. That's another violation.
Further investigation found that the Chief wasn't even eligible to carry a concealed weapon. He had failed to file the proper papers to become a sworn Police Officer in the state of Michigan. Without that, or a private CCW permit, the Chief was not allowed to carry a concealed weapon, and thus the charges were filed.
Ironically, Chief Oliver was hired to reform the Detroit Police Department. Part of his reform program was to press for termination of street officers who had been charged with crimes, even misdemeanors.
Prosecutor Duggan says it is his duty to treat the Chief as he would any other criminal.
NRA officials are said to be torn between their feigned insistence that all existing gun crimes should be enforced, and the knowledge that there is now one less cop on the streets to enforce gun laws that apply to their membership.

[slackmaster]

1. In common usage CCW usually refers to a valid license or permit

This particular cop was illegally in possession of a weapon, not a permit.

[DoNotRefill]

2. GOOD FOR HIM!!!!

Cops should be held to EXCATLY the same standards as the rest of the population.

[Romulus]

3. pretty dumb

seeing as how MI is a shall-issue state.

Further investigation found that the Chief wasn't even eligible to carry a concealed weapon. He had failed to file the proper papers to become a sworn Police Officer in the state of Michigan. Without that, or a private CCW permit, the Chief was not allowed to carry a concealed weapon, and thus the charges were filed.

Maybe he was too busy to apply, or ask the chief of police where he lives for that pistol registration. :eyes:

[Festivito]

4. Woman to replace him. Not sure but his gun registered in other state.

MY TAKE:
I thought I heard that the gun was a registered firearm in another state. Jerry Oliver was brought into Detroit by our cool mayor, Kwame Kilpatrick to revamp and de-corrupt it. But, in Detroit's union town, Oliver's style angered the officers, who are now reveling to the local news stations. How one dismisses people in a union town is a complicated affair. So bad was the relationship, that some say the force didn't tell Oliver about the requirements of the job.

Ella Bully-Cummings is now INTERIM chief, and will probably remain as permanent cheif. Jerry Oliver convinced her to return after she had left to practice law. She had nice words to say about Oliver.

BETTER READ FOR YOURSELVES:
http://www.detnow.com/news/0311030801.html

google:
Ella Bully-Cummings