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Chainfire

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17. The gun laws vary from state to state

Reply to doc03 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 12:27 PM

May 2020

And sometimes from city to city or county to county.

It is good betting odds that if you are reading this, that open carry of firearms is allowed in your state.

It is only illegal in four or five states and DC......

The right wing has been winning big for the last 20 years when it comes to firearms laws. Apparently it surprises some here.

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How do you walk into the Michigan State House with [View all] doc03 May 2020 OP

My understanding is cilla4progress May 2020 #1

Not because they overwhelmed LE, dware May 2020 #3

That needs to be changed - TheCowsCameHome May 2020 #9

In full agreement. dware May 2020 #14

guns in the statehouse pamdb May 2020 #23

Because open carry is legal in Michigan, dware May 2020 #2

It legal in Ohio too but there are limits. nt doc03 May 2020 #4

It's stupid and should be repealed. dware May 2020 #6

"open carry is legal in Michigan"...for White people Yavin4 May 2020 #33

Michigan law. Laelth May 2020 #5

How about in a school? doc03 May 2020 #8

Schools are generally owned by local school districts--not the state. Laelth May 2020 #11

Only if you have a CPL and open carry. DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #28

How about open carry while black on state property. nt doc03 May 2020 #10

That's de facto grounds for shooting to kill, afaik. Laelth May 2020 #12

I'll bet if a group of blacks dressed and armed like doc03 May 2020 #16

Just like in CA when the Black Panthers carried weapons dware May 2020 #24

"Brandishing" a firearm in public is against the law in Michigan. sop May 2020 #37

It sure sends... Newest Reality May 2020 #7

Choosing sides for Boogaloo SCantiGOP May 2020 #21

I agree. Newest Reality May 2020 #29

hell, I had to do the same onethatcares May 2020 #13

Hospitals are generally privately owned, dware May 2020 #15

makes sense, onethatcares May 2020 #18

LOL, dware May 2020 #20

The gun laws vary from state to state Chainfire May 2020 #17

So I can walk into a courthouse where my brother is on trial McCamy Taylor May 2020 #19

I don't believe you can walk into the courtroom itself, dware May 2020 #22

The protesters were allowed to carry assault weapons into capitol, but not their protest signs. sop May 2020 #25

So the first Amendment is void there but not the 2nd. nt doc03 May 2020 #35

Seems the powers that be in Michigan were concerned sign-carrying protesters would whack sop May 2020 #36

A lot of the surprise and anger expressed in this and other threads about the armed protests Chainfire May 2020 #26

Well, I hope tRump makes safeinOhio May 2020 #27

After we flip our legislature in November, there will be a LOT of changes. roamer65 May 2020 #30

The Senate isn't up for election till 2022 DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #31

No senators up in 2020? roamer65 May 2020 #38

Nope, Michigan doesn't use a staggered system DetroitLegalBeagle May 2020 #39

Because 8 years of rick "The Dictator" Snyder and a gop supermajority in the State Senate & catbyte May 2020 #32

Michigan State House bans signs. No poster board. A notice in the entrance. 2nd over 1st? WRONG! Bernardo de La Paz May 2020 #34