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"It is a style of firearm that a lot of people currently use lawfully and they will continue to do so," Ector said. "So to vilify rifles or shotguns and say they are the reason why we have a high level of crime, it’s a misnomer - and all one has to do is look at the uniform crime stats."
The owner of an Eastpointe gun shop that sold a pistol later used to kill a Detroit cop says he will no longer sell the firearm to customers.
Feds say Detroit man illegally bought gun month before it was used to kill police officer.
"In light of everything that's going on in this country - an assault rifle that was recently purchased," White said. "(It is) counter-intuitive that we would be selling assault rifles - at this time - we can't even slow that down."
The lawsuit alleges that Acme Shooting Goods LLC knew that James Crumbley was actually buying the gun for his son Ethan, who was just 15 at the time.