See, this is the problem, a lot of you CPL holders are looking at this bill as "how does this effect me" from the posts I'm reading. Also you have goals in mind like "get rid of PFZ completely"...we can barely get a bill to be heard that requires EXTRA TRAINING to carry in a PFZ, are you really that convinced they will just float a bill to eliminate PFZ's right through to be signed off by the governor? You're kidding yourselves.
Now...
You have about 2 MILLION...people (with no CPL) in this state who would be able to lawfully OC in a vehicle as well as more locations currently restricted (unless you have a CPL), vs 340,000 CPL holders.
If we allow those about 2 Million people (with no CPL) to carry in establishments licensed by the Liquor Act that then allows them to carry into restaurants, like steak houses and olive garden, while they are with their families, allowing them to continue to protect them while in public. Allowing them to carry in theaters and churches again allows those 2 MILLION people to continue to protect their families while watching a movie or sitting in church.
And I would say the MOST IMPORTANT part of the proposed bill in question would be UNLICENSED VEHICLE CARRY...and here's why:
Heres a story from YESTERDAY about a man who was the victim of a road rage accident. He tried to do the right thing by pulling over and waiting for police but when his attackers...yes ATTACKERS, there was more than one, started to beat him and stab him with their keys he was able to pull his firearm and defend himself.
Now, let me put that in perspective. If you have a CPL I am referencing YOU.
You and your family are driving in traffic and someone forces you off the road intentionally and you get stuck in a ditch because they thought you cut them off and they didnt appreciate it. They are determined to make you pay for it..physically. You have a CPL, you can have your firearm in your vehicle with you, the attackers approach your vehicle with a tire iron and a small bat. You pull out your firearm from inside your vehicle and they retreat, you are alive and well.
FOR ME and the about 2 MILLION PEOPLE who may be like me (no cpl) this is probably how it would turn out:
My girlfriend and I are driving, we get forced off the road by someone, get stuck in a ditch. Our attackers pull up behind us and jump out with a tire iron and a small bat..they approach the vehicle.
My firearm is in my trunk, unloaded, in a case because thats how Michigan law says I have to transport my firearm.
So, I tell my g/f to call the police and I try to get out of the ditch. The attacker smash my windshield, beat my car, and drag me, maybe us both, from the car.
My gun is still in my trunk, unloaded, in a case in accordance with current Michigan law.
They beat us, maybe to death, maybe not, then they drive off.
Then the cops arrive, then we wait for an ambulance.
See this could very much be a real scenario.
just a couple months ago there was a man sitting in his car in a parking lot who was approached by two teens, one of which had a weapon, they wanted to rob him. He pulled out his gun and killed one while the other fled, taking no harm himself.
there are probably a lot of similar stories I could find and link, but I think you might get my point.
For about 2 MILLION people who do not have CPLs who may have a gun in their car for protection, they are not afforded that.
But luckily for those 340,000 people who are PERMITTED and are afforded the chance to have a firearm they wont have to worry about being beaten, robbed, or harmed while in their vehicle. Too bad for many people like myself (no cpl) we are not afforded, or granted, the same rights you are.
But you would say that having a bill that allows about 2 MILLION people to protect themselves in their car is unacceptable if you cant have PFZs, to allow 2 MILLION people a chance to protect themselves and their families in MORE places that people visit in their every day lives..is unacceptable.
See what I'm getting at. You CPL holders are so out of touch with what its like for the people in this state that do not have a CPL that if something like this were to come up you would be completely against it..because it doesnt benefit you. Those of you that oppose this would rather a handful of people are still allowed to carry in a PFZ than allow about 2 MILLION people to be able to protect themselves.
At some point we (as 2A supporters) need to start thinking about how bills effect EVERYONE and not just YOUR cpl status.
/Rant
