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  1. smellslikemichigan

    Man not guilty in Michigan open-carry case from Christmas Eve stop

    http://www.mlive.com/news/flint/index.ssf/2015/04/man_not_guilty_in_open-carry_g.html glad to hear this. i have been wondering whatever happened. when i first read about this case there was a lot of information missing. it never made sense that the officer said "when you were walking the other...
  2. smellslikemichigan

    anti-gun michigan senator wants YOUR opinion

    http://anderson.senatedems.com/poll let's help him out with a "NO" (even if you don't live in michigan)
  3. smellslikemichigan

    Watch video of Jackson police arresting man who carried pistol at Secretary of State

    http://www.mlive.com/news/jackson/index.ssf/2014/04/watch_video_of_police_arrestin.html steve dulan is handling this case. looks pretty solid for the plaintiff.
  4. smellslikemichigan

    Can Philly do this?

    Johnson countered this, telling Phily.com that “the prohibition that city ordinances can't overcome as it relates to state legislation is primarily ownership, transfer of a firearm. This goes to manufacturing.” He assured that “We believe that if there is a challenge in the court system, it will...
  5. smellslikemichigan

    So, the Detroit and Highland Park area gun buybacks. How are they workin' out for ya?

    http://www.freep.com/article/20131117/NEWS02/311170153/mayor-of-highland-park-shot-detroit-nightclub The mayor of Highland Park was wounded early this morning in a shooting at a club in Detroit. Mayor DeAndre Windom was shot in the leg in the Key Club on 1400 block of Franklin shortly before 2...
  6. smellslikemichigan

    Gun "Buyback" in Highland Park this AM

    counter buyback organized by Rick Ector https://www.facebook.com/events/441726062599358/ so far 70 have confirmed. should be a good time, hope to see you all there.
  7. smellslikemichigan

    "machine gun preacher" stops armed robbery in evansville

    http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/21/21063199-indiana-pastor-pulls-gun-on-man-stops-robbery
  8. smellslikemichigan

    soccer match ends early over concerns about unidentified man with a gun

    http://highschoolsports.mlive.com/news/article/4211310751162041083/western-michigan-christian-soccer-match-ends-early-over-concerns-about-unidentified-man-allegedly-carrying-gun/ you keep saying concealed... but i do not think it means what you think it means... another article...
  9. smellslikemichigan

    disorderly? since when is drinking coffee disorderly?

    http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/30/men-behind-open-carry-demonstration-in-texas-charged-with-crimes-even-though-what-they-did-wasnt-illegal-heres-how-police-are-justifying-it/ that chief is about to have a lesson on what disorderly is
  10. smellslikemichigan

    Labor Day ‘Mackinac Bridge Walk’ will feature warrantless bag searches

    http://www.policestateusa.com/2013/labor-day-mackinac-bridge-walk-will-feature-warrantless-bag-searches/ anyone planning on open carrying here? make sure you are recording when you tell them that you do not consent to any bag searches.
  11. smellslikemichigan

    shenanigans in mcallen

    what is it with texas and open carry arrests lately? :dude: http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_8101fb5e-0048-11e3-971f-0019bb30f31a.html http://www.themonitor.com/news/local/article_cc3e95e4-01f3-11e3-a064-0019bb30f31a.html
  12. smellslikemichigan

    photographing (while open carrying) is not a crime

    article by liberty activist carlos miller: http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/08/06/police-helicopter-and-patrol-cars-dispatched-for-man-photographing-courthouse/ video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_aEqzE8Jac#at=60
  13. smellslikemichigan

    Open Carry Advocate Threatened With Unlawful Arrest By Buda TX Police Officer

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=J4MPGjMVYMM Statement from the person being harassed: On July 9, 2013 at 4:40pm in Buda, Tx me as well as one other law abiding Texas citizen. Began to exercise our right to open carry a long gun. At 5:27pm Officer Alex Fernandez with...
  14. smellslikemichigan

    Armed Protesters Rally In Texas, Denied Entry Into State Capitol Building

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/05/armed-protest-texas_n_3551251.html?utm_hp_ref=politics "Later in the day, demonstrators attempted to enter the state capitol building with their guns out. They were turned away by a trooper, who told them that while concealed handguns were permitted...
  15. smellslikemichigan

    Jackson Cop illegally arrests man for filming traffic stop

    this is slightly OT, but good info for those who open carry and record while doing so (especially in the jackson area) http://photographyisnotacrime.com/2013/05/01/michigan-cop-rips-camera-from-mans-hands-and-handcuffs-him-for-video-recording-traffic-stop/ excerpt: A Michigan cop ripped a...
  16. smellslikemichigan

    Stunning news regarding the Manchin-Toomey substitute amendment

    http://gunssavelives.net/blog/video-breaking-pro-gun-group-endorses-gun-bill-reveals-numerous-gains-for-gun-owners/ “If you read the Manchin-Toomey substitute amendment, you can see all the advances for our cause that it contains like interstate sales of handguns, veteran gun rights restoration...
  17. smellslikemichigan

    police arrest active duty sergeant for open carry

    http://dailycaller.com/2013/04/12/police-anti-gun-prosecutor-clash-with-soldiers-in-area-around-fort-hood-video/ since handgun open carry is not allowed in texas, i'm hoping the owners will allow this topic even though it involves firearms of unmentionable length
  18. smellslikemichigan

    Paragould: Armed task force to patrol streets, stop and ID

    anyone know the validity of this? anyone open carry in Paragould? http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2012/12/15/top_story/doc50cbbb312e241511092932.txt PARAGOULD, AR -- The Police Chief says his officers will be out in force, carrying rifles, questioning where people are going and...
  19. smellslikemichigan

    Albuquerque Police Arrest Man For Carrying Legal Weapons

    http://abq.policecomplaints.info/blog/cops_arrest_man_exercising_second_amendment_rights.html "Albuquerque police recently arrested and charged a man who was apparently doing nothing more than carrying a firearm. According to public records obtained by Police Complaints, the man was seen near...
  20. smellslikemichigan

    OCer denied entrance to polling location in Muncie

    From the Facebook status of Guy A. Relford (firearms attorney extraordinaire): "I just got a call from a voter in Muncie who was turned away from the polls because he was lawfully carrying a handgun. The poll inspector tried to tell him that carrying a gun into the poll was "voter...
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