The bill sent to the Republican governor by the GOP-controlled Michigan legislature would have allowed someone who gets extra training to have a concealed weapon in a gun-free zone. The bill, Senate Bill 59, arrived on Snyder's desk on Tuesday. On Monday, the governor said he would be giving the bill "extra consideration" following the mass shooting in Newtown, Conn.
The law also would have put county sheriffs in charge of concealed-weapons applications instead of local boards. Schools, churches and other entities could declare themselves off-limits to openly carried guns under trespass laws.
Snyder has also ordered a multi-departmental assessment of the state's services and needs regarding at-risk children. While he vetoed Senate Bill 59, Snyder did sign two other bills that are meant to streamline the process for handgun purchases and eliminate restrictions on interstate rifle and shotgun transactions to states which border Michigan.
According to his office, Snyder vetoed the concealed weapons bill because it fails to "let designated public entities such as schools, day care centers and hospitals opt out of the new concealed carry provisions."
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I don't disagree with his "Reason" if it's TRULY the reason. But I'd like to see what happens when a bill like this passes and a school "opts out" then a shooter kills folks within that school. Can the families of the murdered sue the state/school for disarming them?
ReplyDeleteI'm in the process of writing a contract for people to have establishments sign before entering. It will state, since you have unarmed me, you take full responsibility for my safety. In the event of a tragedy YOU are liable for any harm done to my person.
I don't disagree with his "Reason" if it's TRULY the reason. But I'd like to see what happens when a bill like this passes and a school "opts out" then a shooter kills folks within that school. Can the families of the murdered sue the state/school for disarming them?
ReplyDeleteGood points.
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I'm in the process of writing a contract for people to have establishments sign before entering. It will state, since you have unarmed me, you take full responsibility for my safety. In the event of a tragedy YOU are liable for any harm done to my person.
Interesting.