DanM
Regular Member
I am not a defendant on the restraining order against MOC. So, I have questions that need to be cleared up. I sent the below to:
tszymanski@lansingmi.gov
council@ci.lansing.mi.us
cityatty@ci.lansing.mi.us
Dear Chief Szymanski,
I have recently read about a temporary restraining order with regard to certain forms of legal firearms carry in some libraries in your area. The restraining order is against "Defendant [Michigan Open Carry, Inc.] and its members, . . . alone or in concert with others, including any officer, agent, employee and/or representative of Defendant and/or any of its members."
I am not a member, officer, agent, or representative of the Defendant. I do not act "in concert" with the Defendant. I do lawfully open carry, but it is my own individual choice and practice and not due to any membership in any organization of the Defendant's nor to acting "in concert" with Defendant.
I wish to know what your department's enforcement policy will be toward open carriers like myself, who are not members of the Defendant nor acting "in concert" with the Defendant, if we open carry in the libraries to which this TRO applies. Clearly this restraining order does not apply to me; however, statements the library management has made in press releases give me cause for concern that they will try to have you enforce this restraining order on people who are not Defendant's named in the restraining order.
I do travel to Lansing occasionally, and it is possible that I will need to use the libraries in question. Please clarify how you will handle open carriers in the relevant libraries who are not Defendant's named in the restraining order.
Respectfully,
(DanM)
tszymanski@lansingmi.gov
council@ci.lansing.mi.us
cityatty@ci.lansing.mi.us
Dear Chief Szymanski,
I have recently read about a temporary restraining order with regard to certain forms of legal firearms carry in some libraries in your area. The restraining order is against "Defendant [Michigan Open Carry, Inc.] and its members, . . . alone or in concert with others, including any officer, agent, employee and/or representative of Defendant and/or any of its members."
I am not a member, officer, agent, or representative of the Defendant. I do not act "in concert" with the Defendant. I do lawfully open carry, but it is my own individual choice and practice and not due to any membership in any organization of the Defendant's nor to acting "in concert" with Defendant.
I wish to know what your department's enforcement policy will be toward open carriers like myself, who are not members of the Defendant nor acting "in concert" with the Defendant, if we open carry in the libraries to which this TRO applies. Clearly this restraining order does not apply to me; however, statements the library management has made in press releases give me cause for concern that they will try to have you enforce this restraining order on people who are not Defendant's named in the restraining order.
I do travel to Lansing occasionally, and it is possible that I will need to use the libraries in question. Please clarify how you will handle open carriers in the relevant libraries who are not Defendant's named in the restraining order.
Respectfully,
(DanM)
