wally1120 wrote:
I was listening to the Armed American Radio, And there is a possibility of Open Carry, Or Concealed Carry might be Illegal. If Concealed Carry is going to be outlawed then Open Carry Laws will have to be lightened up won`t they? Would anyone be able to carry in a vehicle, establishment that sells alcoholic beverages, ETC? If Open Carry is outlawed then would anyone be able to Carry Concealed with out going thru all of the bull crap process that people are required right now?
I didn't hear the program so I can't address that but I can give my opinion about whether OC or CC would be targeted for scrutiny... and OC would be my guess.
My thoughts/opinions are below... feel free to comment .. y'all will anyway...
CC has worked out quite well in Michigan so far. OC is causing a stir. CC, even though the permit is a restriction on the 2nd Amendment "shall not be infringed", the 2nd Amendment so far isn't binding on the States. And Michigan's Constitution is worded slightly differently than the 2nd Amendment....
STATE CONSTITUTION (EXCERPT)
CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963
"§ 6 Bearing of arms.
Sec. 6.
Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state.
"
Please note there isn't any wording about "shall not be infringed" therein....... and the very presence of CC permits show that "right" has already been defined in one area of "bear arms".
So it appears to me requiring a permit to "bear" arms in a specific manner and making all other manner of bearing illegal, would not cause a conflict with Michigan's Constitution.
In short, I think it is open to making it illegal to OC but still allowing CC ,would not be a conflict of Michigan's Constitution. After all... "a right" to "bear" arms still exists... as long as the "person" meets the requirements of law.
Now I'm not an attorney... or a Constitutional scholar...or perhaps I am reading the whole thing wrong since I'm mostly a stupid fish (dum bass) when it comes to figuring out legal language....
Now... is there something of substance out there in the wind? I haven't heard of anything............... yet. I have heard rumblings (unsubstantiable rumors, gossip) from LE... and, make no mistake, LE
is politically influential.
Added: Something about that
"a right" wording bothers me also... it doesn't say
"the right" but I can't put my finger on it and I will have to ponder just exactly what the difference is there.........