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Armed citizen patrols start in Hartford amid violence concerns

In Hartford’s North End on Saturday, a group of people looked to patrol and clean up Garden Street.

“It was important  to come out here because we believe that we have to keep the community safe, keep the community clean. And we're doing this by being out here for a few hours, clean up the community, pick up the trash,” said Marcus Long, of Hartford.

Garden Street has seen its share of gun violence including a double homicide in February, which is what prompted the push for civilian armed patrols.

“We are legally armed and we are patrolling,” said Cornell Lewis, the founder of the Self-Defense Brigade. “The people on Garden Street came to us and asked us for help.”

While there did not appear to be open carry – which is banned in Connecticut - organizers previously told us those armed would be licensed and have concealed weapons.

They were part of Minister Cornell Lewis’ Self-Defense Brigade.

“We are not vigilantes. We are a group of people that are disciplined and trained. We go to the shooting range,” said Lewis.

The effort faces opposition including from an anti-violence group and the Hartford mayor.

1980's  "... north end... blah, blah, blah..."

1990's  "... north end... blah, blah, blah..."

2000's  "... north end... blah, blah, blah..."

2010's  "... north end... blah, blah, blah..."

2020's  "... north end... blah, blah, blah..."

We all know EXACTLY what the problem is in the north end of Hartford.

These "citizen patrols" will stop once a legal carrier gets crucified for shooting back in self-defense.
It's bound to happen in CT.
Everyone knows funding for Midnight Basketball is the only answer to urban violence.

That’s the plan

This isn't the first time such armed neighborhood patrols have formed in CT cities, likely won't be the last either. It's likely pretty good odds the people arming up likely voted for the very politicians who created or egged on the very crime filled environment that is leading to their arming up. Sadly most won't make the connection between the two or if they do, won't change their voting habits for reasons.

And yes the Democrat politicians will hammer the armed citizen trying to take back their streets even though those same Democrat politicians call for reduced policing leading to increases in crime.

GD thread:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/general/Armed-citizen-patrols-start-in-Hartford-amid-violence-concerns/5-2712373/

Dupe thread:  https://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/2712759_Armed-Christians-are-patrolling-Hartford-Connecticut.html

Anyone familiar w/ Minister Cornell Lewis of the Self-Defense Brigade or Bishop Dexter C. Burke of  Walk In The Light Church Of God?

https://www.churchfinder.com/churches/ct/hartford/walk-light-church-god-inc

Good people?  Would they spend donations wisely?

State police will probably get tasked again with assisting the HPD by summer, nothing really new. The North end isn’t the only place in Hartford that is a mess.

Thank god they banned that evil open carry...

Good for them doing what needs to be done in their neighborhood.

Isn't Cornell Lewis the community activist that is on TV after every ghetto shooting whining about guns who I thought was anti 2A? Now he's all pro 2A cuz he realizes that only a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a gun. If he has been anti 2A then he is a hypocrite but then that would be par for the course.

Or he was convinced and changed his mind?

Wait, so they formed a milita? hhhmmmm