Michigan Passed School Gun Bills In Secret Just Hours Before Connecticut School Shootings

In a lame duck session of the Michigan House, in the wee hours of the morning, the Legislature passed a series of bills on carrying guns.  The significance of this is not that people can now purchase a gun without a background check and carry the weapons in schools and churches but the fact the Bills were pushed through without public comment just hours before the massacre at the elementary school in Newton Connecticut. 

The final versions of the Bills have not even been published, yet.

Governor Rick Snyder, even though he has not officially made a statement, is not going to sign the Bills.  It would be political suicide.  Instead, he will do a pocket veto by allowing the Bills to linger on his desk until the end of the session, the Bills die and the governor does not have to soil his hands.

Here is a list of places where one may carry guns if Governor Snyder decides to sign the Bills:

-- A school or school property, except for a student's parent or legal guardian while in a

vehicle on school property, if he or she is dropping off or picking up the student.

-- A public or private child care center or day care center, child caring institution, or child

placing agency.

-- A sports arena or stadium.

-- A licensed bar or tavern whose primary source of income is the sale of liquor by the glass

for on-premises consumption.

-- Any property or facility owned or operated by a church, synagogue, mosque, temple, or

other place of worship, unless its presiding official or officials permit the carrying of a

concealed pistol on the property or facility.

-- An entertainment facility with a seating capacity of 2,500 or more that the person knows

or should know has such a seating capacity or that has a sign stating that capacity.

-- A hospital.

-- A dormitory or classroom of a community college, college, or university.

What I do not understand is if a child can be removed by CPS if there is there is a gun in the home in certain situations, then why is it a parent is not allowed to remove a child from a school if there are guns in the facility?  That is not parallel parent rights because it gives the state government more power.

Parental Rights is an organization, originating in Michigan, that equates gun rights to parental rights.  These were the people and the power behind these Bills and it all started in Michigan.


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Conyers Offers Sympathies to Victims of Newtown Shooting, Calls for Legislation to Reduce Gun Violence

(DETROIT) –Representative John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.) issued the following statement today in response to the tragic shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut:

“Today, our hearts go out to the victims of the horrific shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.  We offer our condolences to their families,” said Conyers.

“The level of gun violence in this country is unacceptable.  There have been too many tragedies: the shootings in Columbine and Virginia Tech, the shooting of citizens including Congresswoman Giffords in Tucson, the Sikh Temple shootings in Wisconsin, the movie theater shooting in Aurora, and now Newtown.  And there is tragic gun violence on our streets every day.  Every year, on average, almost 100,000 people in America are shot and killed with a firearm.

“In response to this wave of violence, which reaches far beyond this one tragic incident, we must commit ourselves to taking action to review and strengthen our national gun laws as we approach the beginning of a new year and a new Congress.“

The bills that Congressman Conyers has co-sponsored this Congress to protect the country from gun violence include measures to ban high capacity ammunition magazines, require background checks for all gun sales, and prohibit the transfer of multiple firearms to anyone who is prohibited by law from possessing guns or who intends to use the guns unlawfully.

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