Stories indexed with the term ‘Michigan Open Carry Inc.’

In a phone conversation with The Chronicle on the morning of Sept. 18, Washtenaw County board chair Yousef Rabhi confirmed that a resolution asking for the repeal of Michigan’s “Stand Your Ground” law has been pulled from the Sept. 18 meeting agenda. Although the item was still listed in the online agenda that’s posted on the county’s website, Rabhi said the resolution will not appear on the printed agendas distributed at tonight’s meeting.

Two commissioners on the 9-member board – Felicia Brabec (D-District 4) and Rolland Sizemore Jr. (D-District 5) – will be absent, Rabhi said, and he expects that three other commissioners would vote against the resolution. Because of that, it would likely only garner four votes in support. … [Full Story]

Michigan Open Carry Inc., an advocacy group based in Lansing, is encouraging people who live near Ann Arbor to attend the Sept. 18, 2013 meeting of the Washtenaw County board of commissioners and protest a resolution that asks state legislators to repeal Michigan’s version of a “stand your ground” law. Update: The resolution has been removed from the Sept. 18 agenda, but will likely be considered on Oct. 2. See: “‘Stand Your Ground’ Pulled from County Agenda.”

A post on the group’s Facebook page states: “We understand the County Building does not contain a court, but we have not verified this. If it is indeed not a court, open or concealed carry would be lawful and the county … [Full Story]