What were they celebrating?
Their constitutional right to bear arms.
The event, 2A Day, featured music, vendors and speeches from current and prospective politicians about the U.S. Constitution, the Second Amendment and support for former President Donald Trump. 2A Day, which refers to the Second Amendment, was hosted by 2A Patriot, a Michigan-based organization dedicated to protecting citizens Second Amendment rights. Livingston County residents formed the group just over a year ago, but membership has grown across the state.
Dave Pike, a Hamburg Township resident and 2A Patriot member, said this was the first 2A Day, but the group hopes to make it a yearly tradition.
House Bill 4029: Legalize âstun gunsâ:
To repeal a ban on the sale, possession or use of âstun devicesâ by adults, defined as a âdevice that is capable of creating an electro-muscular disruption ⦠capable of temporarily incapacitating or immobilizing an individual by the direction or emission of conducted energy.â This does not include a launchable device, which means Tasers would still be prohibited.
Passed 78 to 32 in the House
Rep. Bob Bezotte (R-Dist. 47)â YES
Rep. Mike Mueller (R-Dist. 51)â YES
House Bill 4568: Push back tax deadlines in epidemic
To push back the April 15, 2021 deadline for filing 2020 individual state income tax returns and payments, and the April 30 deadline for corporate income tax filers. The new dates for 2021 only are May 17 and June 1, respectively. This is part of a legislative package that also places in statute delays to city income tax and other 2021 tax deadlines, after the IRS pushed back federal ta
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Dan Shelley, RTDNA’s executive director and COO, released this statement following the introduction of the “Fact Checker Regulation Act” (HB4813) in Michigan:
A small faction of the Michigan House of Representatives, which sometimes espouses views outside the mainstream, is using its animus for responsible journalism by targeting fact checkers who help keep journalists and, more relevant in this case, politicians and public officials honest in their discourse.
The greater threat to the First Amendment’s guarantee that journalists can serve their communities by seeking and reporting the truth comes from the tribalistic approach to news and information consumption that has fueled disinformation and misinformation about elections, public policy and political debates.
May 3, 2021 By Mike Kruzman & Jon King / news@whmi.com
A local legislator is calling on the governor to reverse her mask mandate on young children.
Republican State Representative Bob Bezotte of Marion Township is criticizing Democratic Governor Gretchen Whitmer and the state health department for a mandate requiring children from 2 to 4 years old to wear masks.
Mondayâs order calls for kids in that age range to wear masks in public places and places like daycare centers. Previously that rule only applied to children ages 5 and up. Bezotte said, in a release, that even as other states loosen COVID regulations and restrictions, Michigan continues to impose new arbitrary limitations that now extend to the youngest Michiganders.
April 19, 2021 By Jon King / jking@whmi.com
A local lawmaker has criticized Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for vetoing legislation last week that would have allowed tax breaks to internet companies that provide broadband access to underserved areas.
Howell Republican State Representative Bob Bezotte says House Bill 4210 would have expanded broadband service access to rural communities, which largely lack the technological infrastructure necessary for video and phone calls. Bezotte said that with âmany Michiganders working and attending school virtuallyâ that kind of technology âis becoming increasingly important in our daily lives,â but that when presented with what he called âan easy solution to this problem,â Bezotte claims Whitmer âchose to neglect rural families.â