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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch
For a politician who had obvious statewide and national ambitions? Bullshit. At the time, people were wondering if taking that stand would kill his career. No one expected so much progress to happen so quickly. Just a couple of years beforehand, California voters overwhelmingly passed an anti-gay marriage initiative. A couple of years later, they passed another one (the first was kicked as unconstitutional, the second amended the constitution).
Those who called Newsom's actions a political move had to assume that the end of his political ambitions was the job he already had, as mayor.
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our governor, a normal R, just vetoed a concealed carry law. he just got re-elected, so he has a few years before it can be held against him, but that was some brave shit (although the level of insanity of the law was pretty high).
- Senate Bill 789, sponsored by Sen. Mike Green, R-Mayville, would have eliminated county gun boards, which now issue concealed pistol licenses, and turn that function over to county clerks and the Michigan State Police. Proponents said the main point of the legislation was to make Michigan a true "shall issue" state for concealed weapons licenses and eliminate what they say are variations among counties in what's required to obtain a permit.
The Free Press reported Jan. 6 that the bill included a provision that said concealed weapons permits must be issued, even to persons subject to personal protection orders for domestic violence or stalking, provided they would otherwise be eligible for a permit and a ban on obtaining a gun is not a condition of their personal protection orders.
