With Detroit Tigers officials announcing Monday that fans will be required pass through metal detectors before entering Comerica Park, concealed weapons permit-holders will have to leave their guns behind — but, police hope, not in their vehicles, George Hunter reports in The Detroit News.
Detroit Police officials expressed concern during a November meeting that guns were being stolen from vehicles downtown, in part due to Detroit Lions fans leaving them behind because of the NFL’s ban on firearms in stadiums.
Now that Major League Baseball has mandated tighter security measures that prevent citizens from bringing firearms to ballparks, Detroit Police Sgt. Michael Woody warned Tiger fans: “Do not leave that gun in your car.”
“I’m preparing a memo for our officers, explaining what Comerica Park is expecting of them,” Woody tells Hunter.
