Michigan Bans Open Carry Of Guns Inside State Capitol

[Siwsan]

FINALLY!!!

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A state panel on Monday banned the open carry of guns in Michigan’s Capitol, a week after an armed mob rioted in the U.S. Capitol and following an attempt last year to storm the statehouse.

Moves to ban weapons at the statehouse have been pushed since April, when protesters opposed to Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s COVID-19 restrictions, some armed with long rifles and other weapons, entered the Michigan State Capitol demanding to be allowed into the legislative chambers. Some entered the Senate chambers.

The Michigan Capitol Commission, which is responsible for overseeing the Capitol, had been reluctant to issue rules for firearms, but it shifted course Monday and issued the order to ban open carrying of weapons.

Democratic legislators have pushed since April for a ban on open and concealed carry to avoid violence and continue to call for the policy to ban all firearms.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/michigan-open-carry-ban-capitol_n_5ffc978cc5b66f3f796029fc

[catbyte]

1. What courage! All it took were domestic terrorists killing a police officer in an attempted coup.

jfc. At least they did it.

[Siwsan]

2. I can't even begin to imagine what that section of Lansing is going to be like.

Mind blowing. Absolutely mind blowing.

[central scrutinizer]

3. Think if DC had had lax gun laws

Yikes

[Initech]

4. About damn time!!!

All states should be doing this in the wake of what happened last week. Conservatives don't give a shit unless it directly affects them.

[Mr.Bill]

5. California woke up to this over 50 years ago

when Black Panthers walked into a session of the legislature carrying shotguns and law enforcement was shocked to find out there was no law against it.

They brought lawyers with them and the law firm that represented them had a young intern that didn't come along for the trip that day. Her name was Hillary Clinton.

[demmiblue]

6. It should be a total gun ban, but it is progress. n/t