According to Firearm Chronicles
Government is often a dangerous thing. If they think they can do something, they generally do it. As people, we tend to ignore that reality when it’s something we like, of course, but it’s still a dangerous thing. A government that grows too big can eventually devour everything. Look at how great a shape Venezuela is in, just for an example.
It’s rare for a governmental entity to say they have the power to do something, but then simply opt not to do it. Yet that’s just what happened with the Michigan State Capitol Commission.
The Michigan State Capitol Commission does indeed have the power to decide whether guns are allowed inside the Capitol building, members agreed Tuesday.
But whether they’ll move to exercise that authority remains unclear.
An independent legal review requested by members at their last meeting concurred with Attorney General Dana Nessel’s opinion that the commission – which manages the state Capitol’s grounds and facilities – has the authority to set rules banning or regulating the use of guns in the Capitol.
That came as a surprise to some Republican members of the commission, which is made up of the Secretary of the Senate, the Clerk of the House, two members appointed by the governor and two members jointly appointed by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House.