MI State Supreme Court To Hear Case On Open Carry In Schools

By Tom Knighton

Open carry is one of the more controversial notions within the firearm community. Should you or shouldn’t you are at the center of a lot of debates, and nothing is likely to be settled any time soon.

In Michigan, the debate over open carry is a little different as a couple of cases head to the state supreme court to determine whether open carry should be permissible on school grounds.

The State Supreme Court is set to hear arguments this week on a controversial issue involving guns at public schools. The high court will hear two cases Wednesday about whether a person has the right to openly carry on school grounds. Schools in Clio and Ann Arbor are at the center of this debate, but it affects schools across Michigan. Public schools want the right to set their own guidelines when it comes to open carry and concealed weapons in school buildings.

“Obviously, we don’t believe that individuals should open carry in our school unless they are uniformed officers of law enforcement,” says Fletcher Spears III, Superintendent of Clio Public Schools. “But the bigger issue behind this is the ability of school districts to create their own rules within the …Read the Rest

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