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Fri Jan 16, 2015, 12:43 PM Jan 2015

Michigan governor Snyder just ended his political career...

I thought the Gun Sales Lobby, I mean NRA was all powerful...

Michigan Governor Ends His Political Career

Republican Rick Snyder, who just won reelection as governor of Michigan, did the right thing today:

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder (R) bucked the National Rifle Association on Thursday and vetoed a concealed carry gun bill that would have allowed some people with restraining orders issued against them for domestic violence to carry a concealed pistol....

The bill would have revised current Michigan law to state that if an individual with a temporary personal protective order issued against him for domestic violence is not explicitly prohibited by a judge from having a gun, that person can legally obtain a concealed pistol license. Current law states that anyone with a PPO issued against him is prohibited from carrying a gun concealed....

The National Rifle Association had tried to neutralize the opposition to the bill that was related to domestic violence and pressure Snyder to sign it....

http://crooksandliars.com/2015/01/michigan-governor-ends-his-political

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