Pro-Gun Michigan Lawmakers Vow To Continue Battle

By Tom Knighton

The tragedy in Las Vegas derailed quite a bit of pro-gun legislation, and not just on the national stage.

In Michigan, efforts to remove that state’s training requirements and to increase gun rights was sidetracked on the night of October 1st. However, GOP lawmakers vow that these efforts will still be coming down the road, just a little later than originally anticipated.

The nation’s deadliest mass shooting has temporarily delayed Michigan Republican lawmakers’ plans to scrap concealed pistol training requirements and expand gun access, but top GOP leaders say the fight isn’t over.

Concealed carry permits need to be eliminated because they amount to an unfair “coat tax” costing legal gun owners money when a gun is hidden but not when it’s carried openly, Republican proponents say. But most Democrats and some Republicans say the plan risks more gun violence by not only ending concealed weapon permits, but removing currently required safety training.

Other bills allow concealed pistols in “gun free” zones, which include schools, day care centers, sports arenas, bars, hospitals, college dorms, casinos, stadiums and places of worship.

Senate Majority Leader Arlan Meekhof, R-West Olive, has been ambivalent about the so-called “constitutional carry” package. But Meekhof says increased gun access …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms