HB 5192 by Representative Scott Hummel (R-93) which drops the hunting age from 14 and 12 to 12 and 10 for big game and small game respectively has passed the Senate and is now in the House awaiting concurrence. The companion bill, SB 1105 by Senator Michelle McManus (R-35), passed the House Natural Resources Committee yesterday and now moves to the House.
The House “Castle Doctrine” package comprised of four bills - HB 5142 by Representative Tom Casperson (R-108), HB 5143 by Representative Rick Jones (R-71), HB 5153 by Representative Leslie Mortimer (R-65), and HB 5548 by Representative Tim Moore (R-97) - is awaiting concurrence by the House.
The two Senate “Castle Doctrine” bills, SB 1046 by Senator Alan Cropsey (R-33) and SB 1185, by Senator Ron Jelinek (R-21) are on second reading in the House. All the bills listed above are expected to be up for a vote in the House this coming week.
Please call your State Representative and ask him or her to support HB 5192, SB 1105 and the House and Senate “Castle Doctrine” packages. The general phone number for the House of Representatives is (517) 373-0135.
Pro-Gun Advancements Made in Michigan!
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Thursday, August 17, 2017
Yesterday, Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 719A. Based on a California law enacted in 2014, SB 719A will create a so-called “Extreme Risk Protection Order” (ERPO) that could be obtained by a law enforcement ...
Friday, August 11, 2017
This week, the Czech Republic made good on their promise to pursue a legal challenge to the European Union’s (EU) onerous new changes to the European Firearms Directive.
Friday, August 11, 2017
Award-winning journalist John Stossel published a report this week that provides a timely reminder that – nearly a decade after the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in District of Columbia v. Heller – law abiding gun ...
Thursday, August 17, 2017
At the request of Public Health, Seattle & King County, the Washington Department of Labor and Industries has released a “first draft” of a new statewide regulatory scheme targeting lead and lead exposure in the workplace. ...
Friday, August 11, 2017
U.S. policymakers, NRA-ILA, and even some of the most ardent anti-gun researchers, have long understood that gun turn-in programs do not hinder criminal violence. Despite the overwhelming evidence, the Land Down Under is currently in ...
