LANSING, Mich. — Sen. Joseph Bellino, R-Monroe, on Wednesday issued the following statement after voting against more Democrat bills that would infringe on the Second Amendment rights of all Michigan residents:
“I’m not surprised by the constant attacks on our Second Amendment rights. If Democrats were serious about reducing gun violence, they would insist that soft-on-crime prosecutors enforce the gun laws already on the books.
“Instead of cracking down on criminals, these bills are just more attempts at making it more difficult for law-abiding citizens to responsibly exercise their rights.
“These measures also include special carve-outs for lawmakers. While the governor and lawmakers are privileged to be protected by armed officers — and even to carry themselves — at the state Capitol, law-abiding citizens are not granted that same right under these bills.
“We should instead be focusing our energy and resources on measures that actually make our local communities safer and don’t infringe upon people’s constitutional rights.”
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