[marktwain]

As I recall, the Michigan laws in question were lobbied for by the State KKK in order to keep black people disarmed. I think they were first put into effect during the early 1920s.

[absolootezer0]

No registration, no permit to purchase, so how does that work for private sales?

[cripplecreek]

The Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 Article 1, Section 6 reads:

Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state.

[cripplecreek]

>>In 1925, Dr. Ossian Sweet was acquitted of defending his home from a mob of people who were upset with the gall of a black man who dared to integrate a white neighborhood.”

Ector, was referring to the Michigan court case which many have credited as being the genesis of the 1927 Michigan Firearms Act. This law created County Gun Boards, required the licensing of handguns, and made acquiring Concealed Pistol Licenses (CPLs) and handguns difficult for most black people.<<

http://www.concealcarry.org/open-carry-being-encouraged-in-detroit/

[cripplecreek]

Got any idea what post 11 means. I can’t decipher the legalese but it sure looks like they voted and passed it in the house.