Wait just a doggone minute. Foster parents in Michigan cannot carry concealed weapons?
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Wait just a doggone minute. Foster parents in Michigan cannot carry concealed weapons?
WASHINGTON — Bill Johnson’s grandfather taught him how to shoot when he was just 9 years old, and gave him his first gun — a Mossberg 16-gauge, bolt-action shotgun — when he turned 14. When Mr. Johnson joined the Marines at 17, he was issued an assault rifle. And he has carried a concealed handgun, with a permit, for the past decade.
But now Mr. Johnson says he has been forced to give up carrying his gun “under duress.” The reason? He wants to become a foster parent to his grandson.
In a case that could have implications for gun owners nationwide, Mr. Johnson and his wife, Jill, are suing their home state, Michigan, which bars foster parents from carrying concealed weapons. At issue is whether the state’s rules amount to a “functional ban” on owning a firearm, in violation of the Constitution’s Second Amendment.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/08/us/michigan-gun-foster-care.html?smid=tw-nytpolitics&smtyp=cur
Turtleneck- Geronte
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Re: Wait just a doggone minute. Foster parents in Michigan cannot carry concealed weapons?
What if a bear shows up at the foster kids school during drop off?
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DWags wrote:What if a bear shows up at the foster kids school during drop off?
Good point, DWags. Very good point.
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I predict that , in the next 24-48 hours,
Sen. Rick Jones will make statements to reporters -- in person or through a press release -- that he's appalled with this injustice and that he's drafting legislation that will allow foster parents to carry.
The good senator from Eaton Co. has never, ever met a camera or microphone he didn'twant to fellate love.
Sen. Rick Jones will make statements to reporters -- in person or through a press release -- that he's appalled with this injustice and that he's drafting legislation that will allow foster parents to carry.
The good senator from Eaton Co. has never, ever met a camera or microphone he didn't
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tGreenWay wrote:I predict that , in the next 24-48 hours,
Sen. Rick Jones will make statements to reporters -- in person or through a press release -- that he's appalled with this injustice and that he's drafting legislation that will allow foster parents to carry.
The good senator from Eaton Co. has never, ever met a camera or microphone he didn'twant to fellatelove.
As they should be.
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Turtleneck wrote:tGreenWay wrote:I predict that , in the next 24-48 hours,
Sen. Rick Jones will make statements to reporters -- in person or through a press release -- that he's appalled with this injustice and that he's drafting legislation that will allow foster parents to carry.
The good senator from Eaton Co. has never, ever met a camera or microphone he didn'twant to fellatelove.
As they should be.
Won't their hands be full carrying foster kids?
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tGreenWay wrote:Turtleneck wrote:
As they should be.
Won't their hands be full carrying foster kids?
I don't know. I am just not sure why being a foster parent means surrendering your constitutional rights.
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Turtleneck wrote:tGreenWay wrote:
Won't their hands be full carrying foster kids?
I don't know. I am just not sure why being a foster parent means surrendering your constitutional rights.
I'm not here to argue the merits of the policy. I'm here to poke fun at the media whore, Rick Jones.
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PERTEKT MAH (temporary) FAMILEEE!!!
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I do not know who that is, but he sounds terrible.
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Why does the State hate foster kids and want to leave them unprotected?
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Turtleneck wrote:I do not know who that is, but he sounds terrible.
Former Eaton Co. sheriff, then state rep., now senator. Just a guess, but has probably sponsored more legislation than most other from his party. By the way, he's a republican, you know, the party of limited government. Apparently, all those new laws don't count as more government involvement when it's a republican measure.
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