Whereas, The people of Michigan have vested the Michigan Legislature with the authority to regulate the manufacture, possession, exchange, and use of firearms within this state’s borders, subject only to the limits imposed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 ; now therefore be it
Resolved by the Senate, That we firmly affirm our support for the preservation of the Second Amendment; and be it further
Resolved, That we express the sense of the Senate that all federal acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations, whether past, present, or future, which infringe on the people’s right to keep and bear arms as guaranteed by the Second Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and Article I, Section 6 of the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963 are specifically rejected by this legislative body, should be considered invalid in this state, should not be recognized by this state, and should be considered null and void and of no effect in this state; and be it further
Resolved, That such federal acts, laws, orders, rules, and regulations include, but are not limited to, the provisions of the federal Gun Control Act of 1934; the federal Gun Control Act of 1968; any tax, levy, fee, or stamp imposed on firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition not common to all other goods and services which impose undue burdens on the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens; any registering or tracking of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which could suppress the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens; any registering or tracking of the owners of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition which could discourage the purchase or ownership of those items by law-abiding citizens; any act forbidding the possession, ownership, or use or transfer of any type of firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition by law-abiding citizens; any act ordering the confiscation of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition from law-abiding citizens; and be it further
Resolved, That we express the sense of the Senate that it is the duty of the courts and law enforcement agencies of this state to protect the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms within the borders of this state from infringements on the right to bear arms.
Pending the order that, under rule 3.204, the resolution be referred to the Committee on Government Operations,
Senator Lauwers moved that the rule be suspended.
The motion prevailed, a majority of the members serving voting therefor.
The question being on the adoption of the resolution,
Senator Chang requested the yeas and nays.
The yeas and nays were ordered, 1/5 of the members present voting therefor.
The resolution was adopted, a majority of the members voting therefor, as follows: