Tag Archives: Concealed Weapon Charges

So you want to know about your right to fire a gun on your own property in Michigan? Here’s the thing… There are a lot of things that are illegal to do out in the public arena (with good reason) that you can still do legally at home. For example, if you choose to drive […]

Stun guns are currently illegal in Michigan. Like brass knuckles, daggers, and short-barreled shotguns, they’re on the list of weapons (or self-defense items, depending on your perspective) that you’re not allowed to carry around with you. But that may about to change.  The Michigan House has voted on making stun guns legal! House Bill 4020 […]

Right now in Michigan, if you have a permit to carry a concealed pistol (a license which is called a CPL or concealed pistol license), you’re required by law to keep that permit current by renewing it. And if you don’t, or you allow the license to lapse but continue to carry a concealed weapon, […]

  Trey Musselman, the 21-year-old man arrested the day after Christmas by the Michigan State Police, is now facing additional charges. He was originally charged for weapons-related crimes, but will now also be facing assault charges.

Although the freedom of speech is protected by the First Amendment, a Michigan couple was arrested for having anti-Bush signs on their vehicle during a 2007 military funeral procession. Even though the charges against them were eventually dismissed, lawyers for Lewis and Jean Lowden are protesting not only that their civil rights were infringed upon, but that Michigan’s 2006 Funeral Protest Law is unconstitutional.