5 pro-gun reform measures pass Michigan Senate

By Chris Eger

Michigan State Sen. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake, speaks on the Senate floor in this file photo from Nov. 2016. (Photo: Mike Shirkey’s office)
Lawmakers in The Wolverine State on Wednesday approved bills to allow concealed carry in schools, protect the gun rights of foster parents and allow teenagers to get carry permits.
The five-pack of bills all passed in Republican-heavy votes with the trio of proposals affecting campus carry — Senate Bills 584, 585, and 586— passing 25-12 while the other two measures, SB 366 allowing those age 18-20 to obtain a provisional concealed carry permit and SB 527 on foster parents went 26-11.
Structured to end the allowance for concealed pistol license holders in Michigan to carry openly on school campuses, which has proved to be a sore spot on occasion, the carry bills would instead shift to codify the right for CPL holders to carry concealed in those same areas.
“This legislation upholds the Constitution, protects the rights of CPL holders and reduces potential disruptions in pistol-free zones,” said the bill’s sponsor, state Sen. Mike Shirkey, R-Clarklake. “Since these zones were established almost 20 years ago, the courts have ruled that CPL holders can legally open-carry weapons but not carry concealed weapons.”
The change

Source: Guns.com