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DETROIT, MI -- Detroit Police Chief James Craig says armed, law-abiding citizens could deter crime in the city.

Three times this past week residents put this theory to the test and opened fire on their attackers. Two of the would-be assailants were killed

The two most recent incidents happened early Saturday when WDIV, Channel 4 News reports a woman, who had a permit to carry a concealed weapon, pulled her gun on two carjackers in her driveway on the city's west side, killing one; and 90 minutes later a Detroit homeowner shot and killed one of two home invaders.

Last Monday, WXYZ, Channel 7 Action News reported on a mother of two, who fired at three armed teens who broke into her home. The incident was caught on surveillance tape and available here.

There were 80,000 valid concealed pistol license permits in Wayne County as of Jan. 7, according to state police data, slightly less per capita than in Oakland County, which has about 57,000 issued concealed pistol permits and 1.2 million people.