Sunday, March 29, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - Saturday, April 4, 2009
We are pleased to announce another CCW/CPL Class of this year! So, if you have a desire to qualify for a Concealed Pistol License, so that you can feel safe, register for our next class.
Location:
Southfield Hampton Inn (Map to Hotel)
27500 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Option I
Pay Tuition in Advance ($150) and Save $20! Buy Now
(Total Cost: $150 + Range Expenses)
Option II
Pay Tuition Deposit ($85)/Pay Balance ($85) at the Door. Buy Now
(Total Cost: $170 + Range Expenses)
Range expenses will be incurred at the range to handle gun rental, range time, ammunition costs, and a fee for a target. The estimated fee is $35.
Our class starts at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - 99 - December 28, 2008
Location:
Southfield Hampton Inn (Map to Hotel)
27500 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Option I
Pay Tuition in Advance ($150) and Save $20! Buy Now
(Total Cost: $150 + Range Expenses)
Option II
Pay Tuition Deposit ($85)/Pay Balance ($85) at the Door. Buy Now
(Total Cost: $170 + Range Expenses)
Range expenses will be incurred at the range to handle gun rental, range time, ammunition costs, and a fee for a target. The estimated fee is $35.
Our class starts at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - 99 - December 28, 2008
Thursday, March 19, 2009
25 Random Things About Me
I have an account on Facebook and was recently "tagged." If you have an account there, you may have been asked to participate in this ritual of sharing 25 things about yourself. After giving it some thought, here are my entries:
- I am very competitive. At one point in time, my own family would not play me in the board game of Monopoly.™
- At the age of 16, I graduated fifth from a class of about 525 students and was accepted to the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan/Ann Arbor.
- I didn't vote for President Obama and I am offended when folks, regardless of their race, assume that I did because of my race.
- One of my most humbling moments as a parent occurred when I couldn't help my daughter with her Music Class homework, despite my undergraduate degree in Engineering.
- I know what it feels like to have my heart broken; I have been a Detroit Lions fan for about 30 years.
- My favorite colors are black and red. (Detroit Cooley High)
- The scariest moment in my life occurred not when I was robbed at gun-point in my then North Rosedale neighborhood, but when I witnessed the birth of my first child; I was clueless.
- The last time I cried was two months ago, as I listened to a prospective student for my CCW Class, voluntarily recount her experience of being brutally raped.
- It was never a goal of mine to be wealthy, as I am not. However, because of my children, my family, and my friends I consider myself richer than Bill Gates.
- I am a Certified Auctioneer. I can count faster backwards than most people can count forwards.
- I have never attended at hockey game. In fact, I don't even know the rules.
- I have the uncanny ability to get whatever I want. The real trick is knowing how not to want the wrong things.
- While in college and holding down a cooperative job with GM™ I was at one time the Region IV Chairperson of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE). Previously, I had served as a Chapter President.
- I can proudly state that I never had a Jheri Curl.
- I believe that the Second Amendment is an individual right.
- My favorite ice cream flavor is Butter Pecan.
- My left ear lobe is pierced but I rarely wear an earring in it.
- I want to get a tattoo but can't think of anything that important.
- I am a true Libra and could never date one.
- I studied Latin for three years in high school. My personal motto is "Audentes Fortuna Juvat."
- My personality is best summed as an "Iron Fist in a Velvet Glove."
- I believe that the warmest spots in Hell are reserved for pedophiles, rapists, and jackers.
- I have never missed voting in an election since turning 18. I am starting to become disillusioned with politics.
- I am the first person in my family to have graduated from college.
- I don't like big churches.
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Michigan Concealed Pistol License: How A Bad Address Can Lead To A Revocation
Information on how to get a state of Michigan Concealed Pistol License (CPL) is available from a variety of sources, including within the actual CPL application. However, there is virtually no info available anywhere that details how a licensee can keep his CPL from being suspended or revoked.
As a consequence, many CPL licensees are shocked when they discover that their permit is no longer active. As of February 2009, according to info available on the Michigan State Police web site 2,409 CPLs were suspended and another 919 CPLs were revoked this year. Not all of the CPL revocations were justified.
The requirements to be issued a Michigan CPL are very stringent. As a consequence, every person that desires to be issued one are not statutorily eligible. Public Act 381 of 2000, explicitly states that the some of the aims of the statute is to:
Accordingly, the state of Michigan expects its CPL licensees to act lawfully. Thus, if a CPL licensee should ever be charged with either a felony or a specified misdemeanor listed in the statute, the issuing County Gun Board shall suspend the licensee's CPL until the charges have been resolved or officially dispositioned. The County Gun Board has a duty to notify the licensee of the suspension by certified mail.
Although the statute does not explicitly require that CPL licensees keep their address of record on file with the County Gun Boards current, the County Gun Boards may not utilize all of the resources at its disposal to locate a licensee for proper notification.
Thus, even though the statute explicitly states that CPL applications are official documents that are to be maintained and stored by the County Gun Boards, the County Gun Board may elect not to go through the effort of contacting listed references on the CPL licensee's application. Furthermore, the County Gun Boards may not elect to consult the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) system in an effort to contact a licensee.
The lack of effort, on the behalf of some County Gun Boards, could lead to a CPL licensee not receiving an official notification of a permit suspension if he had changed his address of record after receiving licensure. Currently, CPLs are valid upon issuance for a five year time period. It is no surprise that many people subsequently change residences before their CPL needs to be renewed.
The statute and other state of Michigan resources do a decent job of informing licensees of the fact that if they move to another county while licensed that they are to renew their CPLs in their county of residence. Almost no info published anywhere tells licensees to keep their address of record current with their County Gun Boards, as most people do with their state of Michigan Drivers Licenses.
Some County Gun Boards are "sensitive" when CPL licensees do not show up for a hearing, even though the Gun Board didn't do a thorough effort to provide notice. So, depending on the charges and if the licensee also "no shows," some County Gun Boards vote to revoke the licensee's permit. Of course this action violates the licensee's right to due process, but it happens.
Once a CPL is revoked, the process for reinstatement is for the ex-licensee to reapply for a CPL, if he is still eligible for licensure after the charges have been dispositioned. Alternatively, if a CPL licensee receives a notice of suspension, he should attend the hearing with his attorney and demonstrate that he wishes to still be licensed. The County Gun Board will take physical possession of the CPL, if it is available, and suspend licensee's CPL.
Always keep your address of record current with the County Gun Board.
As a consequence, many CPL licensees are shocked when they discover that their permit is no longer active. As of February 2009, according to info available on the Michigan State Police web site 2,409 CPLs were suspended and another 919 CPLs were revoked this year. Not all of the CPL revocations were justified.
The requirements to be issued a Michigan CPL are very stringent. As a consequence, every person that desires to be issued one are not statutorily eligible. Public Act 381 of 2000, explicitly states that the some of the aims of the statute is to:
...prevent criminals and other violent individuals from obtaining a license to carry a concealed pistol, to allow law abiding residents to obtain a license to carry a concealed pistol...
Accordingly, the state of Michigan expects its CPL licensees to act lawfully. Thus, if a CPL licensee should ever be charged with either a felony or a specified misdemeanor listed in the statute, the issuing County Gun Board shall suspend the licensee's CPL until the charges have been resolved or officially dispositioned. The County Gun Board has a duty to notify the licensee of the suspension by certified mail.
Although the statute does not explicitly require that CPL licensees keep their address of record on file with the County Gun Boards current, the County Gun Boards may not utilize all of the resources at its disposal to locate a licensee for proper notification.
Thus, even though the statute explicitly states that CPL applications are official documents that are to be maintained and stored by the County Gun Boards, the County Gun Board may elect not to go through the effort of contacting listed references on the CPL licensee's application. Furthermore, the County Gun Boards may not elect to consult the Law Enforcement Information Network (LEIN) system in an effort to contact a licensee.
The lack of effort, on the behalf of some County Gun Boards, could lead to a CPL licensee not receiving an official notification of a permit suspension if he had changed his address of record after receiving licensure. Currently, CPLs are valid upon issuance for a five year time period. It is no surprise that many people subsequently change residences before their CPL needs to be renewed.
The statute and other state of Michigan resources do a decent job of informing licensees of the fact that if they move to another county while licensed that they are to renew their CPLs in their county of residence. Almost no info published anywhere tells licensees to keep their address of record current with their County Gun Boards, as most people do with their state of Michigan Drivers Licenses.
Some County Gun Boards are "sensitive" when CPL licensees do not show up for a hearing, even though the Gun Board didn't do a thorough effort to provide notice. So, depending on the charges and if the licensee also "no shows," some County Gun Boards vote to revoke the licensee's permit. Of course this action violates the licensee's right to due process, but it happens.
Once a CPL is revoked, the process for reinstatement is for the ex-licensee to reapply for a CPL, if he is still eligible for licensure after the charges have been dispositioned. Alternatively, if a CPL licensee receives a notice of suspension, he should attend the hearing with his attorney and demonstrate that he wishes to still be licensed. The County Gun Board will take physical possession of the CPL, if it is available, and suspend licensee's CPL.
Always keep your address of record current with the County Gun Board.
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - Saturday, March 21, 2009
We are pleased to announce another CCW/CPL Class of this year! So, if you have a desire to qualify for a Concealed Pistol License, so that you can feel safe, register for our next class.
Location:
Southfield Hampton Inn (Map to Hotel)
27500 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Option I
Pay Tuition in Advance ($150) and Save $20! Buy Now
(Total Cost: $150 + Range Expenses)
Option II
Pay Tuition Deposit ($85)/Pay Balance ($85) at the Door. Buy Now
(Total Cost: $170 + Range Expenses)
Range expenses will be incurred at the range to handle gun rental, range time, ammunition costs, and a fee for a target. The estimated fee is $35.
Our class starts at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - 99 - December 28, 2008
Location:
Southfield Hampton Inn (Map to Hotel)
27500 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, Michigan 48034
Option I
Pay Tuition in Advance ($150) and Save $20! Buy Now
(Total Cost: $150 + Range Expenses)
Option II
Pay Tuition Deposit ($85)/Pay Balance ($85) at the Door. Buy Now
(Total Cost: $170 + Range Expenses)
Range expenses will be incurred at the range to handle gun rental, range time, ammunition costs, and a fee for a target. The estimated fee is $35.
Our class starts at 8:00 a.m. sharp!
Detroit Michigan CCW CPL Class - 99 - December 28, 2008
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