{"id":3068,"date":"2024-04-01T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3068"},"modified":"2024-04-01T15:19:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T15:19:47","slug":"michigan-state-police-tweet-disparaging-ccw-holders-draws-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsandpride.com\/?p=3068","title":{"rendered":"Michigan State Police Tweet Disparaging CCW Holders Draws Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police.jpg\" data-caption=\"Image via Michigan State Police (Facebook).\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-696x464.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-700x466.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Michigan-State-Police.jpg 770w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" alt=\"\" title=\"Michigan State Police\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image via Michigan State Police (Facebook).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>A Michigan State Police Public Information Officer has found himself in the hot seat after a tweet quoting him making disparaging remarks about concealed pistol license holders appeared in recent days. F\/Lt. Mike Shaw, a public information officer (PIO), made a statement that reflected very poorly on his agency. The MSP Second District PIO reportedly said:\u2019<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em> Here is another example of a CPL holder not being able to handle their emotions because traffic was slowed due to a crash. This suspect lost their cool, grabbed an accessible hand gun and put others at risk. We are lucky he didn\u2019t pull the trigger.<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">F\/Lt Mike Shaw stated \u201cHere is another example of a CPL holder not being able to handle their emotions because traffic was slowed due to a crash. This suspect lost their cool, grabbed an accessible hand gun and put others at risk. We are lucky he didn\u2019t pull the trigger.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MSP Second District (@mspmetrodet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mspmetrodet\/status\/1773416805358289050?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> The reaction of the public has been swift and severely critical of Lt. Mike Shaw, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mackinac.org\/salaries?report=state&amp;filter=shaw%2C+mich&amp;search=name&amp;sort=wage2022-desc\">whose name doesn\u2019t appear in Michigan\u2019s online public employee salary database<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_545887\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-545887\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-545887\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn0.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-700x700.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-768x767.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-696x695.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-421x420.jpg 421w, https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Mike-Shaw-560x559.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-545887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lt. Mike Shaw. Image courtesy Michigan State Police.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>One person asked MSP to provide statistics of crimes committed by CPL holders compared to crimes committed by police.<\/p>\n<p>Another helpfully pointed out police spouses have a four times greater likelihood of domestic violence than the average spouse.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">If your significant other is a police officer you are 4 Time more likely to suffer domestic violence. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/iNvLIBc577\">pic.twitter.com\/iNvLIBc577<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dereck Chauven (@Degener35442597) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Degener35442597\/status\/1773425867995111429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> Others <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/story\/news\/local\/michigan\/2019\/02\/16\/msp-adam-mullin-assault\/2890289002\/\">provided<\/a> examples <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox2detroit.com\/news\/4-michigan-police-officers-charged-1-cleared-in-attorney-general-review-of-misconduct-cases\">like these<\/a> of alleged criminal misconduct by MSP officers.<\/p>\n<p>But the really spicy replies came from Fenix Ammunition and Firearms Policy Coalition.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Lol, fuck you guys.<\/p>\n<p>CPL holders as a group commit fewer crimes than police officers.<\/p>\n<p>Can\u2019t wait to see \u201cyet another example\u201d of an MSP officer\u2019s wife with a black eye and bruises on her wrist.<\/p>\n<p>Who\u2019s your social media person? Let\u2019s see her haircut. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4CBxa26JN6\">https:\/\/t.co\/4CBxa26JN6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Feni\ud835\udd4f Ammunition (@FenixAmmunition) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FenixAmmunition\/status\/1773424416510095398?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cHere is another example of a CPL holder\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a *rare* example of a CPL Holder\u2026\u201d\u2013\u2013*fixed it for you<\/p>\n<p>Now, go fuck yourself. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/r2sFKDV05F\">https:\/\/t.co\/r2sFKDV05F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Firearms Policy Coalition (@gunpolicy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gunpolicy\/status\/1773440402944655691?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>If this happened in a state run by a decent governor, Lt. Mike Shaw would find himself out of the Public Information Officer gig and put back on the road \u2013 if he was lucky. But given how Lt. Shaw works for the wretched Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, he\u2019ll probably get a promotion and a raise for denigrating and disparaging the good people of Michigan to have carry licenses.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-next-post-navi\">\n<p>\nNext Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetruthaboutguns.com\/michigan-state-police-tweet-disparaging-ccw-holders-draws-fire\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Image via Michigan State Police (Facebook). Next Post Coming Soon&#8230;\u25b6 A Michigan State Police Public Information Officer has found himself in the hot seat after a tweet quoting him making disparaging remarks about concealed pistol license holders appeared in recent days. F\/Lt. 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