New Pro-Gun Legislation Targeting Firearms Preemption Law Breakers in Michigan

By Ammoland

Michigan – -(Ammoland.com)- As you may remember last session, then State Representative Tom McMillin introduced HB 5500 (of 2014) at the 2014 Second Amendment March. HB 5500 would have added “teeth” to Michigan’s Firearm preemption law.

Firearm Preemption is the idea that only the State government can regulate firearms, to the exclusion of all local governments in the State.

It’s presently codified into Public Act 319 of 1990 (MCL 123.1101 – 1105) and in common law in CADL v MOC.

Presently, there is no penalty for local governments and local government officials who choose to snub their noses at state law. There are penalties for you and I when we break the law, but no such penalties exist when local government officials knowingly violate this state law. One very notable violation is the City of Grand Rapids, which has a number of ordinances on the books that are unenforceable. MOC Vice-President Tom Lambert has been lobbying the Grand Rapids City Council for years to remove their illegal ordinances…pointing out to the City Council the ordinances are illegal and …read more

Source:: AmmoLand