It Is Official- Ccw Law Is A Go!!!!

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WE WON!
THE SUPREMES RULED IN OUR FAVOR!
WAY TO GO GUYS!!!!!

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OH YEAH! OH YEAH! OH YEAH!

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By Dee-Ann Durbin / Associated Press

LANSING -- A law that will make it easier to get a concealed weapons permit can take effect Sunday, the Michigan Supreme Court ruled Friday.
In a 4-3 decision, the state's highest court ruled that the $1 million appropriation that the Legislature added to the law prevents it from being subject to a statewide vote in the 2002 election.
Justices Clifford Taylor, Robert Young Jr., Stephen Markman and Maura Corrigan concurred with the opinion. Justices Michael Cavanagh, Marilyn Kelly and Elizabeth Weaver dissented.
A group opposed to the new law, People Who Care About Kids, collected 230,000 signatures to prevent the law from taking effect until it's approved by voters in a referendum.
But gun rights advocates argued that the Michigan Constitution prevents budget bills from being the subject of a referendum.
"We see this as the result of a lot of hard work by a lot of citizens of the state. It's a prime example of representative democracy in action," said Ross Dykman of the Michigan Coalition of Responsible Gun Owners.
The high court's opinion overturned a ruling by the Michigan Court of Appeals, which said the law could be subject to a referendum because the daily operations of the Michigan State Police doesn't depend on the $1 million that Legislature had appropriated for enforcement of the law.
In the majority opinion, Taylor wrote that the court was following precedent. But in the dissent, Cavanagh said the Supreme Court was removing people's constitutional check on the powers of the Legislature.
Opponents of the law will be able to collect signatures for a ballot initiative, which would allow them to put a revised version of the law on the 2002 ballot. At that point, voters could decide whether to keep the law.
The concealed weapons law, which passed last year, requires county gun boards to issue concealed weapons permits to anyone over 21 who has no history of felonies or mental illness. Right now, gun boards issue permits only if permit-seekers can prove a need to carry a concealed weapon.
The new law also will require those convicted of a misdemeanor to wait three years before receiving a permit. Those convicted of a more severe misdemeanor, such as drunken driving, will have to wait eight years before receiving a permit.

[Jackone]

The Radio, TV, and Newspapers all say that it "will be easier to get a CCW Permit." They say that over and over.
However, They don't say that Michigan's CCW is the "STRICTEST" CCW law out of all the other states that have it. It has more regulations than all of them. I think all the anti's are going to think twice (I hope) when the "shoot-outs" and "blood baths" don't happen.