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MICHIGAN COALITION FOR
RESPONSIBLE GUN OWNERS
"Promoting safe use and ownership of firearms through
education, litigation, and legislation"
MCRGO SPECIAL E'NEWS
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Face Masks While Carrying
There is misinformation spreading rapidly among Michigan firearms owners suggesting
it is illegal to carry openly or concealed while wearing a face mask. This is due
to a meme that has gone viral this week on social media implying that face mask
requirements are a covert attempt at gun control. We published the information below
in the May 4, 2020 E'News. To combat the misinformation we are repeating it in this
rare Friday edition of MCRGO's E'News.
Michigan Compiled Laws 750.396 [[link removed]]
says, "A person who intentionally conceals his or her identity by wearing a mask
or other device covering his or her face for the purpose of facilitating the commission
of a crime is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than
93 days or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both."
Consequently, a person legally carrying a firearm while wearing a face mask who
is not facilitating the commission of a crime is not subject to the legal penalties
for wearing a face mask in Michigan. While the false information spreading online
appears to be targeting mask requirements, it has the unfortunate effect of deterring
people from carrying outside the home for self defense.
The images in the meme suggest it originated in California. Our allies in California
have published information [[link removed]]
that the meme is not accurate there either. USA Carry published an article [[link removed]]
last week about this topic in the rest of the country including Illinois.
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