Constitutional Carry Clears Legislative Hurdle In Michigan Vote

By Cam Edwards

By a 5-1 vote, the Michigan House Military, Veterans and Homeland Security Committee today passed a series of bills that would establish permitless carry, also known as constitutional carry, in the state.

The main bill in the package, House Bill 4770, would eliminate current restrictions on carrying concealed weapons and storing them in vehicles, and make a CPL license unnecessary – although gun owners still could opt to get the license.

Another bill, House Bill 4771, would repeal several existing licensing requirements for gun owners and allow concealed carry in places currently considered gun-free zones, like churches, daycares and hospitals. People still couldn’t concealed carry in schools under the legislation, and privately-run businesses would still have discretion over whether to allow guns on the premises, bill sponsors said.

Republicans outnumber Democrats on the committee 5-4, but three Democrats abstained from voting on the proposals, which now head to the House Judiciary Committee.

If Michigan adopts constitutional carry, it would be the 15th state to do so. Just because the bill has cleared a committee, however, doesn’t mean it won’t face challenges in the legislature, or from the state’s Democrat Governor Gretchen Whitmer.

Supporters of the bills say the package would put gun …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms