Posted November 13, 2017 10:30 am by Comments

By Chris Eger

Gov. Rick Snyder warned that he hasn’t changed his position on legislation barring the open carry of handguns in gun-free zones in exchange for lifting the prohibition on concealed carry. (Photo: Paul Sancya/AP)
Michigan’s Republican Governor cautioned legislation that passed the state Senate last week to expand concealed carry rights in gun free zones is similar to one he scuttled in 2012.
While the three bills in question would end the allowance for concealed pistol license holders in Michigan to carry openly on school campuses, swapping it for one where some CPL holders could carry concealed in those same areas, Gov. Rick Snyder said they pose the same problem as a bill he vetoed five years ago.
“I haven’t really changed my position,” Snyder said. “I’m always open to talking about topics and I always look at bills as they come to my desk. But again, I don’t see any real change from where we were.”
In 2012, Snyder told lawmakers he supported barring the open carry of handguns in gun-free zones in exchange for lifting the prohibition on concealed carry as long as private and public property owners could approve their local gun bans, but that SB 59, the bill in question at

Source: Guns.com

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