Email from MCRGO   MICHIGAN COALITION FOR RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS "Promoting safe use and ownership of firearms through education, litigation, and legislation." MONDAY E'NEWS   Senate Bill 111 Update Thanks to everyone who contacted their state senator as a result of our Action Alert on Tuesday of last week. Due to those emails, the Senate Judiciary Committee testimony of Tom Lambert of Michigan Open Carry, Inc., and lobbying by the NRA-ILA, we were able to achieve unanimous opposition to Senate Bill 111 in the Senate Republican Caucus. While the Michigan Senate is very narrowly controlled by Democrats, passing a bill in the Senate with a heavily partisan vote would likely to doom its progress in the Republican controlled Michigan House of Representatives. Consequently, Senate Bill 111, which was scheduled for immediate passage in the Senate last Wednesday, was pulled from the agenda. This Michigan Senate is on its spring break this week and next. MCRGO is meeting with interest groups supporting the bill on Friday, April 11 to assist them in drafting a substitute version that is firearms friendly. For those who missed the Action Alert, Senate Bill 111 is a very poorly written bill threatening self-defense rights without the safeguards that exist in current law. It is far worse than even Michigan's new Red Flag law which MCRGO opposed last session. On its surface, Senate Bill 111 would "enhance protections against financial exploitation, abuse, and neglect of seniors and vulnerable adults." Specifically, it would create a process for certain senior and vulnerable adults to petition a circuit court to enter an elder and vulnerable adult personal protection order (PPO). However, the language in Senate Bill 111 contains a gun ban that is far broader than even Michigan's current Red Flag law. SB 111 allows these PPOs to be used to restrain respondents from purchasing or possessing firearms based only on reasonable cause to believe the respondent may purchase or possess a firearm -constitutionally protected activities- without any requirement that the petitioner show harm or a real threat of harm including prior conduct of the respondent or even limitations on the relationship between the petitioner and the respondent. The safeguards that have existed for decades in preventing abuse of Michigan's PPO law are missing from Senate Bill 111. In short, grandma could prevent her grandkid from assembling an AR-15, or prevent her neighbor from purchasing a shotgun for home defense, or even restrain a delivery driver from carrying a pistol for self-defense. This is a significant expansion of Red Flag. Not only can these PPOs be served ex parte and entered into the CJIS immediately without the respondent having been served or given an opportunity to respond, but the bill neglects to include any of the limitations of Michigan's current Red Flag law. The bill was reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday morning on a partisan 5-2 vote despite the committee being aware of the problems in the bill and not correcting them. It was then fast tracked to the order of Third Reading (immediate passage) in the Senate to prevent any new amendments to the bill. The rapid response of gun owners to our Action Alert and the cooperative efforts of Michigan's allied gun groups stopped the bill from advancing for now. This was the first instance in which DomeIQ.com was used for grass roots advocacy. People who have signed up for a free DomeIQ account remarked it was a fast and efficient way to message their state senator through the arguments against the bill presented by MCRGO in the app. If you have not yet signed up for a DomeIQ.com account, we encourage you to do so. UPCOMING EVENTS Southeast Michigan Picnic of Michigan's Allied Gun Groups Saturday, May 17, 2025 from 11 AM to 1 PM  Multi-Lakes Conservation Association; 3860 Newton Road; Commerce, MI An indoor pistol range will be available for open shooting beginning at 11:00 AM. You are encouraged to bring your pistols, ammunition, ear & eye protection. We'll provide the targets. An archery range will also be available. Grilled items, chips, desserts, and beverages will be provided at no cost from 11:30 AM-12:30 PM. There will be an Ask an Attorney Q&A from 12:00 PM-1:00 PM in the clubhouse. No RSVP is necessary for this event. MCRGO | PO Box 2294 | Grand Rapids, MI 49501 US Unsubscribe | Update Profile | Constant Contact Data Notice