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2006 Senate Bill 1185: Ban lawsuits in cases of legitimate self defense
Public Act 312 of 2006
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- Introduced by Sen. Ron Jelinek (R) on March 22, 2006, to establish that a person may not be sued for using deadly force for self defense in his or her home, contiguous private property or occupied vehicle, as specified by House Bill 5143 and 5153.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 22, 2006.
- Reported in the Senate on May 18, 2006, with the recommendation that the substitute (S-2) be adopted and that the bill then pass.
- Substitute offered in the Senate on June 6, 2006, to replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described. The substitute passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 6, 2006.
- Amendment offered by Sen. Gretchen Whitmer (D) on June 7, 2006, to give a court discretion on whether to award attorney fees and costs to a person sued by an injured home intruder, rather than require the court order the plaintiff to pay the defendant's fees and costs (change "shall" to "may"). The amendment failed 14 to 24 in the Senate on June 7, 2006.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No"
- Amendment offered by Sen. Samuel B. Thomas, III (D) on June 7, 2006, to not name the main bill in the package the "Dr. Ossian Sweet Self Defense Act". The amendment passed by voice vote in the Senate on June 7, 2006.
- Referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 22, 2006.
- Passed 28 to 10 in the Senate on June 7, 2006, to establish that a person may not be sued for using deadly force for self defense in his or her home, contiguous private property or occupied vehicle, as specified by House Bills 5142, 5143, 5153, 5548 and Senate Bill 1046.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Received in the House on June 7, 2006.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on June 7, 2006.
- Reported in the House on June 14, 2006, without amendment and with the recommendation that the bill pass.
- Referred to the House Judiciary Committee on June 7, 2006.
- Passed 90 to 17 in the House on June 27, 2006, to establish that a person may not be sued for using deadly force for self defense in his or her home, contiguous private property or occupied vehicle, as specified by House Bills 5142, 5143, 5153, 5548 and Senate Bill 1046.
Who Voted "Yes" and Who Voted "No" - Signed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm on July 18, 2006.
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1) and once again by Anonymous Citizen on July 8, 2006we notice that the ONLY legislators who oppose this legislation are DEMOCRATS.
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my youngest daughter got that exact same message from an "eddy eagle" coloring book last year in kindergarden.
my oldest daughter got an entirely different message from her teachers. she was asked if her parents kept a gun in the house, and when she answered yes, she was quickly escorted to the principal's office to file 'child abuse' charges.
my daughter, little prankster that she was, 'neglected' to tell them that i was a working police officer at the time.
you should have seen the looks on the faces of the two school administrators when they knocked on my door and i answered it in uniform, having just returned home from work.
i didn't enjoy being labeled a child abuser simply because i choose to be armed. and i didn't appreciate the things i was told about how cruel it is to keep weapons around children.
maybe the "liberal attitude" has softened somewhat, but i dont think that nine years is long enough for it to have completely gone away.
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Actually, what the kids are told about guns in school is the following:
1)If you see a gun laying around, tell an adult
2)If you see someone playing with a gun, leave immediately and tell an adult
3)Never pick up a gun without an adult present who has given you permission to touch it
4)Never point a gun at anyone
5)Always assume any gun is loaded
They aren't being told that guns are somehow evil. In fact, many of the teachers I know are hunters or their husbands are so they wouldn't be giving that message. My point is that the parents should be giving these lessons and we need to stop dumping so much on the schools. My boys have expressed an interest in shooting. I can't teach them that skill since I couldn't hit the broadside of a barn with a cannon. However, it is still my responsibility as a parent to find a way to teach them about firearms and not expect the schools to pick up the slack. Schools are not in existance so that parents don't have to do their job as parents. So the Boy Scouts are teaching them and their uncle will teach them about hunting if they express an interest in that.
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