Ottawa County, MI, Sheriff to public employees - Call the police on OC...

[ezkl2230]

Michigan is an open carry state. Public buildings are not listed among the pistol free zones, yet the Ottawa County, MI, sheriff is instructing public employees to call law enforcement any time an open carrier enters a public building so that they can "…observe the person."

Why?

Because he believes that the only reason people OC is so that they can file lawsuits.

So the sheriff would rather have his men watch people peacefully exercising their right to carry than out on the streets going after actual criminals.

Public employees are supposedly being trained on the right to carry openly, but the article seems to indicate that they might be getting mixed messages about the right to carry openly vs. "brandishing.

Sheriff's advice when visitor with holstered gun enters public building: Call the police | MLive.com

 

[BC1]

A fed law should be passed that subjects any state, fed or local official to penalty, including assigning costs, for any attempt a enact rule or law where prior SCOTUS decision has determined it a violation of the second amendment.
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In civil practice such penalties can be assessed against persons bringing a frivolous lawsuit so why not subject these hacks to the same?
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Oh, and once convicted you may never hold office or make a political contribution again.

 

[Axeanda45]

A fed law should be passed that subjects any state, fed or local official to penalty, including assigning costs, for any attempt a enact rule or law where prior SCOTUS decision has determined it a violation of the second amendment.
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Absolutely not!!!! We need the govt to STOP passing "laws" about something they are FORBIDDEN to have ANY "laws" about in the first place....

What we need is.... is to have ALL "laws" about firearms repealed/nullified immediately.....

ETA: well, I misunderstood what you wrote.. BUT I still think all the "laws" should be nullified....

 

[nogods]

A fed law should be passed that subjects any state, fed or local official to penalty, including assigning costs, for any attempt a enact rule or law where prior SCOTUS decision has determined it a violation of the second amendment.
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In civil practice such penalties can be assessed against persons bringing a frivolous lawsuit so why not subject these hacks to the same?
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Oh, and once convicted you may never hold office or make a political contribution again.

42 U.S.C. § 1983, commonly referred to as "section 1983" provides:

Every person who under color of any statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage, of any State or Territory or the District of Columbia, subjects, or causes to be subjected, any citizen of the United States or other person within the jurisdiction thereof to the deprivation of any rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the Constitution and laws, shall be liable to the party injured in an action at law,

My section 1983 cases have involved deprivations of 4th, 5th, and 8th Amendment rights, but the statute is equally applicable to deprivations of 2nd amendment rights.