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Michigan Supreme Court Considers University of Michigan Firearms Ban
U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- After a long four-year wait, the Michigan Supreme Court is now considering the University of Michigan’s ban on firearms in Wade v. University of Michigan.
Ann Arbor resident Joshua Wade filed an action challenging the University of Michigan’s campus-wide ban on carrying firearms, alleging that the ban violated both the Michigan and U.S. Constitutions. Of particular importance is whether the University of Michigan is subject to Michigan’s firearms preemption statute.
The University should not be allowed to violate fundamental rights and clear legislative will. While Michigan’s Constitution gives the University of Michigan autonomy over the university’s financial and educational mission, it does not grant the university the power to act in lieu of the Michigan Legislature to address matters such as defensive carry.
How riots, politics and a pandemic drove record gun sales in Michigan
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Three days after the Capitol insurrection, Marc Boyer spent his coronavirus stimulus check on a shotgun.
Boyer, a 56-year-old U.S. Navy veteran, felt dread as a frenzied mob that spent hours assaulting police and roaming the halls of Congress slinked back to their homes across the country. Boyer said the riots proved police can’t stop homegrown terrorists, so he ventured out to find a weapon to protect himself. The Jackson native encountered long lines and empty shelves at three firearms dealers in Southeast Michigan before buying a shotgun at a gun show in Adrian.