Police in Michigan, a hotbed for armed far-right groups, said they may be powerless to enforce a ban [View all]

[Judi Lynn]

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Police in Michigan, a hotbed for armed far-right groups, said they may be powerless to enforce a ban on guns at polling places
[e-mail] (Tom Porter) 1 hr ago

Michigan police chiefs have said they are unwilling and unable to enforce a ban on openly carrying firearms to polling stations, local media reported.

Law enforcement spoke out about the ban with around one week to go until the November 3 US election. It was imposed this month by Michigan authorities worried that armed groups could intimidate voters..

Michigan secretary of state Jocelyn Benson brought in the ban earlier in October. In a memo he noted that the presence of armed individuals at polling stations "may cause disruption, fear, or intimidation for voters, election workers, and others present."

The ban prohibits the open-carrying of guns "in a polling place, in any hallway used by voters to enter or exit, or within 100 feet of any entrance to a building in which a polling place is located."

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