Another Racist Gun Law

About to bite the dust.

At Boomershoot 2007, David and I met Dave, a great guy who drove all the way out from Michigan to attend. He, David and I all now have adjoining shooting positions we are hoping to turn into one great enclave of accuracy.

One of the things I learned from Dave about was the Michigan law that requires the purchaser of a firearm to have the gun “inspected” by the local constabulary. Here, they take your firearm and “inspect” it for “safety” and “function”. In the process, the gun’s description and serial number get recorded in the police’s books. The person or FFL who sold it to you is required to inform your local agency that you have taken possession of said item, and you have, I believe, 15 days to stop by their location at THEIR convenience, and possibly includes a fee.

You can probably very easily guess how this law was used to keep the various “undesirables” from legally obtaining firearms.

Well, said law is looking down the barrel of its own gun, so to speak

Please Contact the Committee Members Today!

House Bill 4490 will be heard on Tuesday, April 15 in the House Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Natural Resources. Introduced by State Representative Paul Opsommer (R-93) HB4490 would repeal the required “safety inspection” for newly obtained handguns. HB 4490 would also require law enforcement agencies to destroy “safety inspection” records on file. Current Michigan law requires anyone who comes into possession of a pistol to take it to the police or sheriff’s department for a safety inspection. The requirement of a safety inspection is a burdensome waste of time for law-abiding gun owners and HB4490 will end that inconvenience.

Please contact the members of the House Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation, and Natural Resources and respectfully urge them to support passage of HB4490.

I originally found this at GunPundit, but Mike @ the UNME blog has contact info here.