Forest county, Marienville area, jenks-township-proposes-firearms-ordinance

[cephas]

Includes Marienville, a fairly secluded area in NWPA.
Anyone in the area know what the scoop is?
http://www.exploreclarion.com/2018/0...rms-ordinance/

[bogey1]

Enough is enough. If you want democrat votes, campaign for them the right way,
by not restricting peoples god given rights!

[markshere2]

Thats gonna go nowhere fast.

Dumbass politician self-reveals.

[cephas]

Never found out what brought this on, but response has been fast.
"Attorney Joshua Prince filed a letter in opposition to the proposal on behalf of his client, Firearms Owners Against Crime."
http://www.exploreclarion.com/2018/0...dinace-update/

[Doug570]

Haven't heard anything about it but thinking in this neck of the woods it would be an end to anyones political career.

[Daycrawler]

I see two things that I think are wrong. Wouldn't the preemption law kick in? Wouldn't discussing thing behind closed doors be a violation of the Sunshine law? Now I will go read the Prince letter.

[cephas]

FWIW unofficial source cites "shooting in unapproved areas" as the cause.
Makes me wonder, other than a formal range, what the definition of an approved area is.

[cephas]

http://www.exploreclarion.com/2018/0...d/#more-282785
DOA
A bit more info was given: "an ordinance to prohibit shooting at night in mid-April".
Don't know any specifics but it coincides with trout season and campers.
From legal counsel:
“I’m extremely pleased to hear that the Board elected to follow the Consitution and statutory law without the taxpayers having to incur the cost of litigation,” Prince said in an e-mail to ExploreClarion Monday night. “It appears the Board was unaware of the preclusion of local regulation on firearms and ammunition, but upon becoming aware, took appropriate action.”

[Doug570]

Thanks for the update. It is good to see the right choice was made by the board.

[bogey1]

Stupid feel good proposals, just another waste of taxpayer money.