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Opinion No. 7311 May 11, 2020 MICHIGAN STATE CAPITOL HISTORIC SITE ACT: 3 URKLELWLQJ ¿UHDUPV RQ WKH &DSLWRO JURXQGV DQG inside the Capitol building. MICHIGAN CAPITOL COMMISSION: FIREARMS: 7KH 0LFKLJDQ 6WDWH &DSLWRO &RPPLVVLRQ KDV WKH DXWKRULW\ WR SURKLELW ¿UHDUPV LQ WKH DUHDV XQGHU LWV FRQWURO ZKLFK LQFOXGH WKH inside of the Capitol building, pursuant to 2013 PA 240, MCL 4.1941 et seq. The Honorable Christine Greig State Representative The Capitol Lansing, MI 48909 O@LNH PRVW ULJKWV WKH ULJKW VHFXUHG E\ WKH 6HFRQG $PHQGPHQW LV QRW XQOLPLWHG ´ District of Columbia v Heller , 554 US 570, ,W LV ³QRW D ULJKW WR NHHS DQG FDUU\ DQ\ ZHDSRQ ZKDWVRHYHU LQ DQ\ PDQQHU ZKDWVRHYHU DQG IRU ZKDWHYHU SXUSRVH ´ Id . In fact, Heller UHFRJQL]HG WKH YDOLGLW\ RI ³ODZV IRUELGGLQJ WKH FDUU\LQJ RI ¿UHDUPV LQ VHQVLWLYH SODFHV VXFK DV JRYHUQPHQW buildings . . . .”. ,Q 0LFKLJDQ WKH FRQFHSW RI ³RSHQ FDUU\´ GRHV QRW SURYLGH WKH XQIHWWHUHG ULJKW WR EULQJ ¿UHDUPV LQWR DQ\ SXEOLF VSDFH 1XPHURXV UHVWULFWLRQV DOUHDG\ H[LVW RQ RSHQO\ FDUU\LQJ ¿UHDUPV LQ SXEOLF SODFHV 6HH H J 0&/ G OLVWLQJ YDULRXV SUHPLVHV VXFK DV D FRXUW FKXUFK DQG KRVSLWDO ZKHUH ³D SHUVRQ VKDOO QRW SRVVHVV D ¿UHDUP´ 0&/ D SURYLGLQJ IRU ³>Z@HDSRQ IUHH VFKRRO ]RQHV´ $OWKRXJK KROGHUV RI D FRQFHDOHG SLVWRO OLFHQVH &3/ DUH H[HPSWHG IURP VRPH RI WKHVH restrictions, even a CPL is not without its limitations. See MCL 28.425o. 4 Relevant to this authority, the Court of Appeals DI¿UPHG WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI 0LFKLJDQ¶V RUGLQDQFH EDUULQJ DOO ZHDSRQV RQ XQLYHUVLW\ SURSHUW\ 6HH Wade v Univ of Michigan , 0LFK $SS QRWLQJ WKH ³XQLTXH FKDUDFWHU RI WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ %RDUG RI 5HJHQWV DQG LWV H[FOXVLYH DXWKRULW\ RYHU WKH PDQDJHPHQW DQG FRQWURO RI LWV LQVWLWXWLRQ´ DSS SHQGLQJ 1: G 1 “The Michigan state capitol historic site consists of the state capitol building in Lansing and the grounds of the state capitol building bounded by 2WWDZD >6@WUHHW RQ WKH QRUWK $OOHJDQ >6@WUHHW RQ WKH VRXWK &DSLWRO >$@YHQXH RQ WKH HDVW DQG :DOQXW >6@WUHHW RQ WKH ZHVW ´ 0&/ 2 KWWS FRXQFLO OHJLVODWXUH PL JRY &RQWHQW )LOHV &DSLWRO FDSBHYHQWBDQGBH[KLELWBSODQQHU SGI DFFHVVHG 0D\ ! 3 7KH 6HFRQG $PHQGPHQW SURYLGHV ³$ ZHOO UHJXODWHG 0LOLWLD EHLQJ QHFHVVDU\ WR WKH VHFXULW\ RI D IUHH 6WDWH WKH ULJKW RI WKH SHRSOH WR NHHS DQG EHDU $UPV shall not be infringed.” US Const, Am II. 4 0&/ R LV QRW DQ H[KDXVWLYH OLVW RI SURKLELWLRQV 0&/ F ³6XEMHFW WR VHFWLRQ R and except as otherwise provided by law ...”) (emphasis added).
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