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WestMichRad

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Fri Apr 21, 2023, 01:12 PM Apr 2023

Judge denies request to block Michigan's new gun safety laws

Some good news:
“A Michigan Court of Claims judge has denied a request from a pair of pro-firearm groups seeking to temporarily stop the state's new gun safety laws from taking effect.

Michigan Open Carry, Inc. and Great Lakes Gun Rights filed in the Court of Claims last week seeking a court order to place a temporary restraining order against the laws and legislation, with the argument that lawmakers violated Michigan's Open Meetings Act (OMA) by not allowing balanced testimony during committee hearings on the bills.

Judge Thomas Cameron issued an eight-page opinion Tuesday stating the groups were unlikely to succeed on the merits of their lawsuit because they had failed to identify the Legislature's violation of the OMA in their initial complaint….”

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/20/michigan-open-carry-inc-great-lakes-gun-rights-lawsuit/70131889007/
This is from the Detroit Free Press.

The decision can be appealed to the state Supreme Court.

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