MI:Poll Shows Support for Making Concealed Carry Easier and Cheaper

Gun Watch ^ | 27 June, 2014 | Dean Weingarten

[marktwain]

Minbcnews.com is running a poll about a proposal in Michigan to make obtaining a concealed carry permit cheaper, faster and easier in the state.  The proposal would eliminate the nearly 100 year old county gun boards, which at present have little to do.   Under the proposal background checks would be run by the State Police instead of county boards.  The 83 County gun boards, which have been accused of delaying permits, would be eliminated.

The bill has passed the Senate.   It would have to pass the House and be signed by the Governor to become law.

The current question on the poll is:

Do you support the proposed gun law that would make getting a concealed carry license easier, faster, and cheaper in Michigan? 

Yes               81% 

No                16% 

I don't know   3%

 Here is the link to the poll.    While these polls are unscientific, they do measure the "intensity" of feelings about the issue.   They measure what the ratio of the electorate who fee sufficient intensity about the measure to vote in an Internet poll.   It is common, as seen in this poll, for Second Amendment supporters to outnumber those who favor stricter gun control by ratios of 3-10 to 1.

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[marktwain]

Five to one in favor. I bet Michigan lawmakers look at this.

[cripplecreek]

I personally think a driver's license or state ID should be a concealed carry permit for all free people in Michigan (and the rest of the nation)



Michigan legislative action thread

[gigster]

It took me exactly two months, and, $250.00 to receive
my Concealed Carry Permit. It was a breeze.

[Hot Tabasco]

and, $250.00 to receive

Since we are legally allowed to open carry without any license here in Mich., A CCW permit should cost no more than a drivers license...........if anything.

[PapaBear3625]

I personally think a driver's license or state ID should be a concealed carry permit for all free people in Michigan (and the rest of the nation)

Once you go "shall issue", the license is redundant. You are legal to carry if you have no criminal or institutional history. If a situation arises where you need to show your CCW license, the police are going to do a database lookup ANYWAY.

[cripplecreek]

I don’t even care about criminal records. We got along just fine in the days when we handed weapons back over to inmates upon release from jail or prison.

Background checks don’t stop criminals from buying guns but they do record the law abiding citizens who buy them.

[MeshugeMikey]

considering the geneal level of safety in say DETROIT...I can see why this will be a winner.

[Celtic Conservative]

It also helps that you have a Detroit police chief who is pro-concealed carry and pro- self defense.

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