DeSchaine
Regular Member
http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/2017/05/gun_owners_could_carry_conceal.html#incart_river_home
Testimony in Lansing on MI's Constitutional Carry bill. Great quotes in the article from the Pro Carry side, and sheer idiocy from the anti's.
Pros:
Anti side idiots:
Testimony in Lansing on MI's Constitutional Carry bill. Great quotes in the article from the Pro Carry side, and sheer idiocy from the anti's.
Pros:
-Rep. Michele Hoitenga, R-MantonIt is currently legal in the state of Michigan for a law-abiding person to openly carry a firearm on their person without any training classes, fees or state bureaucracy. It only becomes illegal when a person puts on a coat, because the gun then becomes concealed. One millimeter of clothing makes the difference between a criminal act and a legal act.
Women, elderly, vulnerable and economically disadvantaged people should not be excluded from concealed carry because they can't afford the fees associated with the permit process.
-Tom Lambert, MOCIt allows people to carry in the manner they choose that's best for their specific situation.
Anti side idiots:
Rep. Tim Griemel, D-Auburn Hills, expressed concern that penalties for those who do not disclose concealed firearms to law enforcement during a traffic stop could be stripped from state law under the proposed bills, and also questioned what would happen to laws preventing people who have a personal protection order out against them from obtaining a concealed pistol license.
David Hiller of the Fraternal Order of Police said the legislation as written "basically allows anyone to go out purchase a handgun and carry it concealed."
He said the FOP strongly opposes the bills because it would strip away training requirements for carrying concealed firearms and potentially put the community at risk.