i actually called the PD cuz my wife was uncomfortable about it, she WASN"T uncomfortable with me carrying BUT uncomfortable about getting the police called on me and me getting arrested. My phone call went like this:
Me: Michigan is an open carry state and i don't have a cpl, is it legal for me to open carry when my wife and i walk at night?
Officer: Ummm.....yes it is, But you HAVE to have a cpl to carry a handgun in Romulus
Me: If Michigan is an open carry state, then why can't i oc?
Officer: You'll have to call tomorrow and ask for Sgt. ********* , he knows the in's and out's about the oc laws, bye
That's in a nutshell how our whole minute to minute and a hlaf conversation.
I did read about the military person that was arrested, detained, handgun siezed, and verbally harassed over on the west side of the state. Yes he was released and charges dropped but he had to get a lawyer, and he then turned and sued the county and city in federal court for harassment and damages, the outcome of it is yet not known......well, at least I haven't heard the outcome of his case.
Bottom line......local ordinace should not trump state law, and it doesn't.....But! is it worth the possible outcome of being arrested and lawyer fees that i can't afford and then turn around and sue the city? Not at this time, but i assure you this......I'm going to get to the bottom of this and take on the fight if i have too.
I also read the thread from 2yrs ago with the letter written to the mayor of Romulus and was responded to by a city council member, and the council member says he will check into it. But from what I read in that thread it didn't show a update since the response for Romulus.
I will call the police department tomorrow and see what information I'm given and pass it on to everyone through this thread. Not just for my knowledge, but for anyone who wants to oc in Romulus either a resident or a nonresident of Romulus.....