Posted on 05/05/2014 4:51:53 AM PDT by marktwain
On April 29th, hundreds of Second Amendment supporters attended the Second Amendment rally at the State Capitol in Lansing, Michigan. The rally has grown over the years and is now a major annual event at the Capitol. These rallies are becoming more and more common around the nation. There were numerous articles written about the Michigan event this year.
MLive published an article complaining about the open carry practices of the rally members at the Capitol. The writer, Mark Lawrence, is identified as:
Mark Lawrence works for the Michigan Legislature and is a member of the National Rifle Association.The anecdotal evidence that he offers is highly questionable:
I regularly witnessed firearms being carried in a manner that is unsafe given the environment - the most common being a rifle carried over the shoulder (where the carrier has no control let alone sight of the trigger) with the muzzle pointed straight up in the air.His oversimplifications were quickly pointed out by second amendment activists in the comments section:
If the would have simply given his job as staff for the Rep., it would not be an issue.
If I joined Greenpeace, leftists would be required to heed my argument that climate change is not man made. Right.
I hate to tell these clowns but aside from standing outside with a gun pointed directly in the air all the time, the muzzle is pretty much always pointed in the direction of someone.
Thanks for the Michigan Capitol Confidential tip. MLive has been ticking me off for some time now, seems to be a branch of University of Michigan. Sure needed an alternative!
A lot of the best Michigan reporters and journalists have settled at MichCapCon.
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/pubs/mcc/
Thanks for the distinction between Mlive and MCC. BUMP!
Thanks cc.
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His boss, Doug Geiss had a few minutes of national fame when he called for union violence in response to Michigan overhauling its antiquated labor laws:
I have been unable to find an NRA rating for Doug Geiss, but he did vote in favor of the recent bill to remove the Michigan ban on short barreled rifles and shotguns, which passed with broad bipartisan support.
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