NRA Ignores Victims & urges members to support: Gov. Rick Snyder May Allow Concealed Carry Permits for Accused Domestic Abusers
Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) is considering signing a bill into law that would allow some accused domestic abusers with retraining orders issued against them to obtain a concealed carry gun permit.
Under current law in Michigan, when a personal protective order (PPO) is issued against a person for domestic violence, that person is disqualified from having a concealed carry permit. But Senate Bill 789, passed by the Michigan state legislature in December, states that if a person is legally allowed to purchase or possess a firearm under the terms of the PPO issued against them, they must also be allowed to carry the firearm concealed.
The bill also eliminates county gun licensing boards, which gun rights advocates believed were taking too long to process applications for concealed carry permits, and reduces the maximum wait time for permits from 60 days to 45 days.
The National Rifle Association, the nation’s largest gun lobby, is urging Snyder to sign the bill because it “will create a more efficient, consistent and expedient concealed pistol licensing process through the creation of a true ‘shall issue’ licensing system.”
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Please notice that the NRA-ILA short article about this legislation says NOTHING about Domestic Abusers. (article linked in text)