![]() ![]() This was in response to the gun seizure squads that went door-to-door confiscating legally-owned firearms in communities ravaged by Hurricane Katrina.īut Michigan’s gun control status quo as it stands right now is leaving countless law-abiding citizens defenseless at a time when people most want to practice their ability to defend themselves.Įven though the Governor declared a state of emergency, anyone who is carrying concealed, or in a car, without a CPL can be arrested and thrown in jail for up to five years. Thankfully, the Michigan Legislature strictly forbid the Governor from infringing on the right to keep and bear arms during a state of emergency back in 2005. We’re witnessing this happening in Champaign, Illinois and New Orleans where city governments are giving themselves broad authority to restrict the right to keep and bear arms. What has me concerned is the potential abuse of unchecked government power that suddenly justifies restricting the right to keep and bear arms in times of emergency. I don’t doubt many of the actions being taken by officials are for the health and well-being of our most vulnerable citizens. Quarantines, forced closures, limits on travel… This is especially true as we are witnessing governments at every level exercising broad new powers people didn’t even imagine it had. ![]() Regardless of where the COVID-19 scare ultimately leads, what is true is all of us are facing less certainty about the future, and that has many of us unsettled. With the mainstream media in full freak-out mode and many in government flailing about for an answer, it is difficult for the average citizen to discern what is true about COVID-19. Liberty is often the first thing sacrificed in times of crisis, whether it is real or inflated. ![]()
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