This grandmother has overseen dozens of elections in her city. And after 2020, she carries a gun

[Jilly_in_VA]

Janice Winfrey doesn't like how the gun feels in her hand.

The 22 caliber pistol fits in the pocket of her wool coat, small enough to carry on her walks around her peaceful neighborhood with her dog. But the metal feels icy against her fingers in the Michigan winter as she touches it, making sure it's there, trying to calm her nerves.
It's the first firearm the grandmother, 63, has ever owned.
"The gun is hard, but I do it because I have to protect myself," said Winfrey.

Like thousands of city, county and municipal clerks across the country, she has been hit with personal and relentless attacks for her part in carrying out the country's most secure election in 2020 -- an election that former President Donald Trump and his supporters baselessly insist was stolen from them. And, with the 2022 midterms approaching, Winfrey is bracing for more.
It's not something she anticipated when she was first elected to the nonpartisan position of Detroit city clerk in 2005.

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/21/politics/michigan-wisconsin-election-worker-intimidation/index.html

[Haggard Celine]

1. It's a shame she has to do that, but

I'm glad she's not backing down. A lot of these election officials are giving up and they're being replaced with Trump partisans. I wish we could arm all of those who are being intimidated. If the people who are counting the votes can't be trusted, we're in big trouble. If they're seen to be dishonest and loyal only to Trump, this country is headed for much more serious conflict than what we're seeing now.

[crickets]

2. More needs to be done to stop this. K&R

[PTWB]

3. Good for her.

She’s not going to let these radical right wing extremists victimize her.