MI law?

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In Gladwin area where I go hunting
You may NOT carry any type of weapon into a bar.....
during hunting season.
A knife is a weapon.

I didn't know--I don't drink

This includes any place that sells open bottle beer or booze by the glass

This is where the criminals do their Christmas shopping.
 
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So I could go to the local nature preserve with my glock 21 holstered on my hip as long as its not hidden by a coat and not be breaking the law?
 
I don't care what the sherriff says. If he arrests you, sue.

Just because he has a badge and cuffs does not mean he is right, or that he can arrest you for any ol' reason he would like.
 
During hunting season or any season I don't think it would be a very good thing to have 100/150 people armed with gun & knife drinking in a bar---the local sheriffs don't think so either. Allowing this would be very dangerous.
That is why they don't allow it.
 
You're not allowed to have over .02 BAC (or the one source says .08 if carrying openly). If you are over the limit, then you are breaking the law.

If you're not drinking, then you may openly carry your firearm into the bar, provided you are a CPL holder.

That is the law in Michigan. Tell your sherriff to stop making his own up.
 
That is the law correct
You will be escorted out with permission of owner in about 30 seconds.
Have you ever been in a bar in MI during hunting season packing an exposed weapon ?? A crowded bar ??

For some reason you don't sound like a deer hunter
 
I am not a hunter (which has nothing to do with carrying into a bar or not), nor am I part of any open carry organization. I do advocate open carrying, as do I advocate obeying laws and exercising rights.

Not all bars in the whole state are going to kick you out. This is the legal section, discussing laws and how they apply to firearms.
 
Do you enjoy explaning the state police memo on open carry when some cop
stops to talk to you about your open carry---i'll bet you do
Have fun----get yourself a rifle & go hunting some year---you might even enjoy going into a bar without a gun.
Take care
 
During hunting season or any season I don't think it would be a very good thing to have 100/150 people armed with gun & knife drinking in a bar---the local sheriffs don't think so either. Allowing this would be very dangerous.
That is why they don't allow it.

The last time I checked it wasn't up to the sheriff to decide what is "allowed" or "not allowed". The sheriff's job is to enforce the law, nothing more.

Now if we could keep this thread on the topic of what the LAW allows or doesn't allow rather than personal opinions....

were does it state to open carry in a bar you must have a cpl?

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/publications/firearms.pdf

28.422 License to purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistol; issuance; qualifications;
applications; sale of pistol; exemptions; nonresidents; basic pistol safety brochure;
forging application; implementation during business hours.

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or
transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.
 
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That's not a CPL, NavyLCDR, that's pistol registration.

Andrewstorm, the answer was in my previous post #18 with the pertinent sections underlined.

It is a two step process to get to open carry in a bar requires a CPL.

Step 1: Possession of a firearm in any establishment licenced under the Michigan Liquor Control Act is prohibited, but does not apply to CPL holders.

Step 2: Concealed carry is prohibited by CPL holders in establishments that primarily make their income from selling liquor by the glass for consumption on the premesis. The law is silent on open carry by CPL holders, making open carry legal.
 
And here is the AG's translation of said exemptions:

Opinion No. 7097 January 11, 2002… A person licensed by this state… to carry a concealed weapon….By its express terms, section 234d prohibits certain persons from carrying a firearm in the enumerated places but explicitly exempts from its prohibition “[a] person licensed by this state or another state to carry a concealed weapon.” Thus, any person licensed to carry a concealed pistol, including a private investigator, is exempt from the gun-free zone restrictions imposed by section 234d of the Penal Code and may therefore possess firearms while on the types of premises listed in that statute.

“Your analysis is correct. Non-CPL pistol free zones do not apply to CPL holders. The CPL pistol free zones only apply to CPL holders carrying a concealed pistol. Therefore, a CPL holder may openly carry a pistol in Michigan's pistol free zones.”
 
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