Apparently my home state's house of representatives -- with the votes of even a few Democrats (wonder of wonders) -- passed a series of bills that would allow for concealed carry of handguns without obtaining the currently necessary permits, which are for the most part "must issue," barring any proscribed acts in one's past.
Part of the thinking, I suppose, is that The Great Lakes State already allows permit-less open carry of handguns (and boy, is that evident from just a cursory walk-through at any Walmart around here) and that felons are already prohibited from owning or possessing handguns, so what's the big issue? I guess we'll have to see on that one.
At any rate, the upper house (the senate) may be a tougher row to hoe in getting these bills passed, and I'm not sure at all that the Republican governor, Rick Snyder (who's term limited and not really worried about angering gun owners and the gun lobby), won't just veto the legislation if it hits his desk. If he does nothing, the measure would become law after 14 days of his receiving it.
Regardless, the "Constitutional carry" movement -- based on the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms -- seems to be growing, with 11 other states, including New Hampshire most recently, passing Constitutional carry laws.
On the one hand, I'm glad to see this development. By and large, 2A is a civil right due us as part of our humanity and no government should be able to erect unreasonable restrictions on the carrying and use of such weapons. On the other, I'm a bit nervous about a law that doesn't require even a no-or-low-cost gun safety class and maybe a few sessions at a local range. Visions of wild-eyed pistol wavers keep intruding on my reverie. ;-)
www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-michigan-idUSKBN18Z03Y?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."
Part of the thinking, I suppose, is that The Great Lakes State already allows permit-less open carry of handguns (and boy, is that evident from just a cursory walk-through at any Walmart around here) and that felons are already prohibited from owning or possessing handguns, so what's the big issue? I guess we'll have to see on that one.
At any rate, the upper house (the senate) may be a tougher row to hoe in getting these bills passed, and I'm not sure at all that the Republican governor, Rick Snyder (who's term limited and not really worried about angering gun owners and the gun lobby), won't just veto the legislation if it hits his desk. If he does nothing, the measure would become law after 14 days of his receiving it.
Regardless, the "Constitutional carry" movement -- based on the Second Amendment's right to keep and bear arms -- seems to be growing, with 11 other states, including New Hampshire most recently, passing Constitutional carry laws.
On the one hand, I'm glad to see this development. By and large, 2A is a civil right due us as part of our humanity and no government should be able to erect unreasonable restrictions on the carrying and use of such weapons. On the other, I'm a bit nervous about a law that doesn't require even a no-or-low-cost gun safety class and maybe a few sessions at a local range. Visions of wild-eyed pistol wavers keep intruding on my reverie. ;-)
www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-michigan-idUSKBN18Z03Y?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews
"Politics is just show business for ugly people."