Michigan, Huron-Clinton Metroparks and CPL

[TRS]

Do you think the Huron-Clinton Metroparks rules against firearm possession within park boundaries apply to CPL holders? If so, would Michigan State law override these rules?

http://www.metroparks.com/content.aspx?ID=127

FIREARMS AND OTHER WEAPONS- No person shall possess or control any rifle, shotgun or other firearm, bow and arrow, slingshot, pellet gun, air rifle, fireworks, explosives, or other dangerous substances within the boundaries of any park, without written permission of the Authority; provided, that this rule shall not apply to any law enforcement officer who has been duly appointed by the government of the United States, the State of Michigan or any county, municipality other political subdivision of the State of Michigan; and provided, further that this section shall not prohibit a person from legally carrying firearms in accordance with state law, including transporting an unloaded shotgun in a case within the boundaries of Lake Erie or Metro Beach Metropark for the purpose of using Lake Erie or Metro Beach Metropark as access to a permitted hunting area.

 

[GunsBeerFreedom]

and provided, further that this section shall not prohibit a person from legally carrying firearms in accordance with state law

Kinda answers your question right there. They'd be legally carrying in accordance with state law.

 

[Polish_Pounder]

Michigan has preemption. This means that they (the park system) can't enact any law regarding firearms that is any stricter than state law, which allows you to carry openly on any public property without a CPL, and openly or concealed with a CPL.

 

[porterdog]

Aren't the Metroparks privately owned/operated? If so, then they could play the Trespassing card....

 

[Polish_Pounder]

That is a good point, especially since their funding comes in part from National sources. I was assuming it was a municipal park. There have been threads on CC in National parks that may apply in this case. However, it seems that they defer to state law in their statement of the park rules.

 

[porterdog]

Nope, seems I was mistaken:

"THE HURON-CLINTON METROPOLITAN AUTHORITY, METROPARKS, is a regional special park district encompassing Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw and Livingston counties.

It was sanctioned by the Michigan State Legislature in Act No.147 of the Public Acts of 1939, and was approved in 1940 by the residents of the five counties. The Board of Commissioners held its first meeting in 1941 and funding for the Metroparks became available in 1942.

The governing body of the HCMA is a seven-member Board of Commissioners. Two of the members are selected by the governor to represent the district at large, and the other five are selected by the Board of Commissioners from each of the five member counties.

The Metroparks are funded principally by a property tax levy, limited to one-quarter of one mill (the rate for 2003 is .2176 mills), and by revenues from vehicle entry fees and other user fees for various facilities such as golf courses." (From here.)

Given that, all state laws should apply IMO (IANAL!)