Shall-issue gun law: Any objections now? Thursday, January 13, 2005 It was a contentious debate that led lawmakers in 2001 to add Michigan to the roster of states with shall-carry gun laws. The debate is over, and a recent Citizen Patriot review of the past three years makes us wonder what all the fuss was about. Many feared that if you let lots of people carry concealed guns, there would be shoot-outs, assassinations and general mayhem. It hasn't happened, though. Lawmakers passed the Michigan law in July 2001. In Jackson County, CCW permits were running about 10 per month before...