American Sheepdog
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Below are some excerpts from the Alpena news and a link to a video of a dissertation I gave last night before council.
Two ordinances will be looked over by the City of Alpena's attorney following Monday's municipal council meeting.
The council voted to have attorney Bill Pfeifer look over an ordinance from 1971 regarding firearm possession and the city's proposed zoning ordinance.
City resident Thomas Matos brought the firearm ordinance to the attention of the council after first reading it over a week ago. Matos said the ordinance, which prohibits a person from carrying a gun in public, is superceded by state law and is unnecessary.
Matos, along with area resident Robert Colarusso and US House of Representatives candidate Linda Goldthorpe ( http://www.lindaforcongress.com/ ) spoke against the ordinance during the meeting.
The council unanimously voted, without much discussion, to refer the matter to Pfeifer, who will report on the ordinance at a future meeting.Councilman Shawn Sexton said, assuming Pfeifer's opinion concurs with Matos', the council will either change or remove the language.
"I couldn't imagine we would try to violate state law," Sexton said.
Sexton thanked the residents who attended the meeting and who worked on improving the ordinances. Without Matos, he said, the city likely wouldn't be aware of the 1971 ordinance.
"I think it's important people understand we are representatives of the citizens and we have to be open to citizen input," Sexton said.
I had great feedback and gratitude from several council members and the Chief of Police after the proceedings. It is a pleasure to be accepted in this manner by my local government. It was clear by the language by these people that the State law was clear, and the matter is now in the hands of the City Attorney. My special thanks to Linda Goldthorpe and her fine staff for representing the law in the 1st District. I urge anyone in the first district who is a fan of open carry to support her campaign in any way they can. Her husband is a corrections officer and a former Marine, and they both are staunch 2nd Amendment supporters.
Long live the Republic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uvaNE37j5E
Below are some excerpts from the Alpena news and a link to a video of a dissertation I gave last night before council.
Two ordinances will be looked over by the City of Alpena's attorney following Monday's municipal council meeting.
The council voted to have attorney Bill Pfeifer look over an ordinance from 1971 regarding firearm possession and the city's proposed zoning ordinance.
City resident Thomas Matos brought the firearm ordinance to the attention of the council after first reading it over a week ago. Matos said the ordinance, which prohibits a person from carrying a gun in public, is superceded by state law and is unnecessary.
Matos, along with area resident Robert Colarusso and US House of Representatives candidate Linda Goldthorpe ( http://www.lindaforcongress.com/ ) spoke against the ordinance during the meeting.
The council unanimously voted, without much discussion, to refer the matter to Pfeifer, who will report on the ordinance at a future meeting.Councilman Shawn Sexton said, assuming Pfeifer's opinion concurs with Matos', the council will either change or remove the language.
"I couldn't imagine we would try to violate state law," Sexton said.
Sexton thanked the residents who attended the meeting and who worked on improving the ordinances. Without Matos, he said, the city likely wouldn't be aware of the 1971 ordinance.
"I think it's important people understand we are representatives of the citizens and we have to be open to citizen input," Sexton said.
I had great feedback and gratitude from several council members and the Chief of Police after the proceedings. It is a pleasure to be accepted in this manner by my local government. It was clear by the language by these people that the State law was clear, and the matter is now in the hands of the City Attorney. My special thanks to Linda Goldthorpe and her fine staff for representing the law in the 1st District. I urge anyone in the first district who is a fan of open carry to support her campaign in any way they can. Her husband is a corrections officer and a former Marine, and they both are staunch 2nd Amendment supporters.
Long live the Republic!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uvaNE37j5E
