May 23, 2023
OAN's Geraldyn Berry 4:21 PM - Tuesday, May 23, 2023 A new ridesharing app has been launched in New York and Atlanta, Georgia, by former private investigator Kerry King Brown, which will allow its drivers to be armed. Brown appeared in an interview with Atlanta News First and testified that the creation of his app, called Black Wolf, was "a necessary evil." "Who are mostly on the news getting robbed, getting raped? The average person," Brown said. "What I'm creating is a necessary evil. It's a necessity." According to Brown, drivers are required to pass a background check and are trained to de-escalate any situation if a confrontation should occur on the road. He attested that "an average person" who has no prior experience handling a pistol would need to undergo "detailed training" before employment. "We have to bring them up to speed to the formality of how we operate," he said. "We cannot just hire any and