My kids an
d myself have long been a part of the Calhoun County Fair. We were part of the committee, had season passes, week fair passes, camped out there for the entire event, and were very proactive in 4 H. As my kids grew 4 H was a positive growing experience for them, even continuing after they were too old for 4 H they registered in open class, became 4 H leaders.
When Michigan became
a shall issue state
for concealed pistol licenses (CPL), approximately 10 years ago, they (my children), as well as myself took the time, went through the classes, certifications, FBI background checks, paid out the expensive fees and obtained our licenses. In short we have been carrying concealed at the Calhoun County fair the entire time, Look around; we were not the only ones.
As a direct result of the new law, Crime (robbery, rape, and assault per FBI crime statics) has lowered. There are at present well in excess of two hundred thousand concealed weapon permit holders in Michigan. In Calhoun County alone 1 in 22 adults
are licensed to carry
a concealed pistol and this number is growing, many of them fair attendees.
The fact is less than a tenth of a percentile of law abiding citizens that have gone to the trouble have had their permits revoked for any reason.
http://www.michigan.gov/documents/ms...t_343621_7.pdf
Now along
comes your no guns sign… Do you honestly think a sign is going to stop crime, are you delusional and think a criminal will even take note? Have signs actually stopped any crimes in the history of this country? Just in case you are not sure of the answer it is NO! That is statistically a fact
(can you cite this? Bronson), and according to criminal law they are not obligated to obey the law, as it is counter to their being, and considered self incrimination!
The police cannot be everywhere, further they have no legal obligation to “Protect or Serve”. So in your decision is to make the fairgrounds unsafe for myself, my family,
and my friends, by disarming us but openly allowing criminals free access to a weapon free zone is ill thought, ill placed, and simply does not show any reflection on possible outcomes at all. So unless you rescind this atrocity post haste, as a law abiding citizen none of us will be there, we will not go willingly and be sheep for some wolf!
My letter to them, the Enquirer, and I plan on sending hard copy's to each and everyone of the board members as soon as I can get their address.... I did not include the link to the paper...