Michigan Bill Would Eliminate Concealed Carry Permits

By Tom Knighton

As gun control activists march across the nation, burning the Second Amendment as they go, they’re supported by a media that likes to pretend that the tide is turning against our gun rights. However, the truth is that many individuals and lawmakers are still staunch defenders of our sacred and protected right to keep and bear arms.

Take efforts in Michigan, for example.

Michigan gun owners could carry concealed weapons without a license, letting license-holders carry in gun-free zones and carry loaded weapons on off-road vehicles under Republican-sponsored bills pending in the state House.

With firearm legislation flying, the House Committee on Military, Veterans and Homeland Security took up two gun-related bills this week — one to decriminalize carrying a concealed pistol with an expired license, and another to allow residents to carry loaded rifles on their own property, including on off-road vehicles.

The bills aren’t formally linked, but fall into a general grouping from Republicans looking to expand gun rights and peel back regulations. The caucus named protecting second amendment rights as one of its top priorities this session.

Committee Chair Rep. Beau LaFave, R-Iron Mountain, said the bills are part of a broader effort to strengthen second …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms