That right there is THE problem! The other state groups i mentioned have managed to pull the OC and CC people together and it has resulted in great results at the state level for them.
Yeah, just look at California...:uhoh:
All kidding aside, Michigan is an "odd" state. On the one hand, it has very strict firearms law: Registration, No OC in vehicle w/out CPL, etc. It wasn't that long ago you could only transport to your home, range, and place of repair or purchase. On the other hand, OC with a CPL beats
just about every other state: you can legally OC just about everywhere. The issue is in the movement from the one hand to the other. Many people, including many firearm owners, believe we are still under "rules" from the days of long ago and refuse to acknowledge that the state of firearms law in Michigan has drastically changed. They maintain beliefs that simply aren't true. In order for state firearm groups to work together is to shake off the shackles of "old thinking" and see that if we would just try to logically justify the restrictions that are currently in place, through both accurate and inaccurate interpretation, we would see that none of them make any sense. The fact that a thin piece of cloth makes carrying a firearm acceptable is laughable... but look how many people still hold this belief. I, unfortunately, think it is going to be quite some time before people actually start to think logically about firearms instead of refusing to think at all.
In that vein, I think that the only way to effect change is to do just as Q exemplified: get key people in decision making positions to notice us (MOC/ OCers in general). It is happening. If you think about it, every person above the age of 6 in Kent County now knows that it is legal for a CPL holder to OC a pistol in a school, and, if they choose to do so in Kent County, the prosecutor won't charge a person for doing so. This is monumental... whether the locals agree with the law or not, they know it's the law. Yes, the political process is slow... which, depending on the issue can be good or bad. But, remember the framers designed the process to be slow so that people don't get all caught up in every passing fad. But, the strength of OC is seen in the number of people we have here, getting information, and the increased interest in the issue from all points of view. We are getting there... it may take some time, but we are surely making progress.
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