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Michigan to Honor 2nd Amendment

Here's a nifty idea as reported by the Detroit Free Press:

A plaque honoring the right to bear arms would be placed near the state Capitol under legislation approved Wednesday by the state House.

The House voted 108-0 to send the Senate a bill that would require the Michigan Capitol Park Commission to place the plaque near the Capitol or in the adjacent mall area. The plaque would be installed once enough private money is collected for a foundation to which it could be attached.

The plaque, which was created by the Iosco County-based gun rights group Brass Roots, is made of more than 18,000 empty shells collected at a 1994 rally at the Capitol. It measures 4 feet by 6 feet and is inscribed with the U.S. Constitution's Second Amendment and a similar provision in the state constitution.

Rep. Leon Drolet, a Republican from Macomb County's Clinton Township who sponsored the bill, said the intent is for the monument to be funded completely with private dollars.

Aside from reaffirming the Second Amendment, I think ideas such as this would be good near any state capital, or even the town offices of most cities. It's about time Americans were reminded that they have certain rights, that those rights are necessary, and that citizens need to be ever vigilant to prevent those rights from being eroded through the misguided actions of politicians and special interest groups.