In other news, the Michigan legislature seems to be losing its mind depending on how you feel about guns in schools and protecting wildlife.
According to a Detroit Free Press article, “Michigan bills would allow concealed guns in schools, churches” by Kathleen Gray, 11/7/17:
“In the wake of mass shootings in Las Vegas and Texas that left dozens of people dead or injured, a Michigan Senate committee approved bills Tuesday that will allow gun owners to carry concealed weapons in gun-free zones such as schools, churches, day care centers, bars, dorms and stadiums.”
…”The bills taken up in the Senate Government Operations Committee passed on a party-line vote with Republicans supporting the three-bill package and Democrats opposing it. The bills would also close the open-carry loophole, effectively barring gun owners from openly carrying their weapons in gun-free zones.” This was a concession to school districts that claim that seeing people carrying weapons in school upsets students, parents, and staff to the point where they sometimes have to shut down.
Emily Durbin, Michigan chapter president of Moms Demand Action, responded:
”Two days after the latest shooting, we’re here not having a conversation about keeping guns away from domestic abusers, increasing background checks or banning bump stocks," she said. "Instead, we're urgently discussing what the gun lobby wants and that's a desire to have more guns in more places, no questions asked."
Governor Rick Snyder vetoed a similar bill in 2012, four days after a gunman slaughtered 20 children in an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.
“SB 584-586 — could come up for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday, and will likely pass the chamber, where Republicans hold a 27-11 majority.”
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In addition,..."The state House of Representatives, in a voice vote and without debate, …passed a resolution urging the state Natural Resources Commission to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in Michigan." ---“‘Ribeye of the sky?' House recommends sandhill crane hunt in Michigan”, by Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 10/18/17.
This has little to do with developmental disabilities, but a lot to do with how government fails to address important issues and sometimes seems to just want to aggravate the opposition for no particular reason. I doubt there has been a groundswell of support from hungry citizens who can’t wait to sample sandhill crane breast meat.
The Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary near Jackson, Michigan has documented the successful repopulation of Sandhill Cranes in Michigan from near extinction to abundance throughout the Mississippi flyway. Since 2009, however, the fall population count has leveled off in Michigan and the birds reproduce in low numbers. The birds are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but farmers can apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for special permits to eradicate birds damaging their crops.
Is a Sandhill Crane hunt necessary, or could we all show a little restraint in the protection of native bird species?
In addition,..."The state House of Representatives, in a voice vote and without debate, …passed a resolution urging the state Natural Resources Commission to establish a sandhill crane hunting season in Michigan." ---“‘Ribeye of the sky?' House recommends sandhill crane hunt in Michigan”, by Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 10/18/17.
This has little to do with developmental disabilities, but a lot to do with how government fails to address important issues and sometimes seems to just want to aggravate the opposition for no particular reason. I doubt there has been a groundswell of support from hungry citizens who can’t wait to sample sandhill crane breast meat.
The Phyllis Haehnle Memorial Audubon Sanctuary near Jackson, Michigan has documented the successful repopulation of Sandhill Cranes in Michigan from near extinction to abundance throughout the Mississippi flyway. Since 2009, however, the fall population count has leveled off in Michigan and the birds reproduce in low numbers. The birds are protected under the federal Migratory Bird Treaty Act, but farmers can apply to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service for special permits to eradicate birds damaging their crops.
Is a Sandhill Crane hunt necessary, or could we all show a little restraint in the protection of native bird species?
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