Posted on 06/14/2017 7:02:01 AM PDT by marktwain
The Michigan House passed four bills on Wednesday, June 7th, that effectively would reform Michgan gun law to make Constitutional Carry legal in the state.
People who where not prohibited from owning firearms would be able to carry weapons concealed without special government permission. From mlive.com:
LANSING, MI -- Michiganders would no longer need a concealed pistol license to carry a concealed pistol under legislation approved by the Michigan House of Representatives on Wednesday.Michigan isn't the only state where Constitutional Carry bills are moving.
House bills 4416 through 4419 strike the requirement that a Michigander have a license to carry a concealed weapons. People banned from possessing firearms would be banned from carrying them as well. The bills also reduce penalties for certain infractions relating to carrying a pistol without proper identification or disclosure as well.
Big-buck, Anti-gun Lobbyists Descend on Raleigh
While grass roots gun owners like you are busy making a living, paid lobbyists hired by a New York billionaire, pushing for New York-style gun control, are working behind the scenes in our legislature. It's true, we now know that anti-gun astroturf groups, funded by Michael Bloomberg, employ lobbyists in our state capital. We can only guess what these lobbyists are whispering in the ears of our Representatives, but we can be sure Bloomberg's minions are not pushing to advance your rights.Money can doe a lot. But when you are up against strong grass roots opponents in several states at once, those resources can be stretched thin. Even big money has a hard time with weak arguments. Here is the latest one from Michigan, from mlive.com, Rep Jewell Jones, D-Inkster:
In a perfect world, it would never be the case, but in the world we live in, well-funded anti-gun lobbyists may be enough to make some Representatives go weak-kneed on gun rights. For this reason, now more than ever, we need to remind our representatives who the actual voters are, and remind them that we're not kidding.
"What about the young black and brown men, men like me, who are killed every day?" he asked.I wonder if Rep Runestad asked any of the young black and brown men in his district if they thought it just that they should be disarmed in dangerous neighborhoods?
Rep. Jim Runestad, R-White Lake, said he found that comment ironic because historically gun laws were established to keep black and brown people from owning guns. And he was among a handful of supporters who made the argument that Michiganders can already open carry guns with no training or permit.
Expect Constitutional Carry to spread like wildfire as a result of this morning’s shooting on Republican Congressmen.
Prayers that will occur. Is needed to keep the bad People off balance
Expect Constitutional Carry to spread like wildfire as a result of this mornings shooting on Republican Congressmen.
Nowhere in my copy of the second amendment do I see any provision for banning possession or carrying of firearms, even by freed felons or crazies. If you should not be armed, you should not be running around loose!
Nowhere in my copy of the second amendment do I see any provision for banning possession or carrying of firearms, even by freed felons or crazies. If you should not be armed, you should not be running around loose!
You have a good case. Maybe we will get there, eventually. To do so, we will need to restore the franchise to felons, I think.
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