TheQ
Regular Member
Hi. I'm the President of Michigan Open Carry, Inc.
In Michigan we have a "Permit to Purchase and Registration scheme" involved in buying a handgun. The NRA ILA has gotten a bill introduced and a hearing is coming up. The Bill would eliminate our Permit to Purchase/Registration scheme. While we love the idea of getting rid of Registration, we have concerns about eliminating the Permit to Purchase as it gives us a vehicle for people without a CPL (Concealed Pistol License) to avoid prosecution under 18 USC 922.
Here's my question as posed over on MGO
Please discuss -- any insight appreciated. Note, in this case we are concerned SOLELY with "Stand-Alone" Federal Charges for 18 USC 922. Any charges under State Laws in State Courts wouldn't be relevant to our concerns in this case.
In Michigan we have a "Permit to Purchase and Registration scheme" involved in buying a handgun. The NRA ILA has gotten a bill introduced and a hearing is coming up. The Bill would eliminate our Permit to Purchase/Registration scheme. While we love the idea of getting rid of Registration, we have concerns about eliminating the Permit to Purchase as it gives us a vehicle for people without a CPL (Concealed Pistol License) to avoid prosecution under 18 USC 922.
Here's my question as posed over on MGO
18 U.S.C Section 924
Here's my questions:
Can anyone find a case where someone had their nuts fried on a Stand-Alone (no other Federal, State, or Local Charges involved) charge of violating a Federal Gun Free School Zone? It doesn't have to be Michigan -- it could be anywhere, has it happened?
Constitutional Carry states -- someone walking past a school with a gun OC on their hip....
Any state where a out-of-state reciprocity motorist is just going down a road, gets pulled over for a traffic ticket, and gets popped for being in a GFSZ...has it happened?
Someone, anyone, please find me one case -- anywhere. This information has important lobbying/legislative implications...
OR...are we making a lot of noise for something that has simply never happened?
Please discuss -- any insight appreciated. Note, in this case we are concerned SOLELY with "Stand-Alone" Federal Charges for 18 USC 922. Any charges under State Laws in State Courts wouldn't be relevant to our concerns in this case.