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apostate wrote:I believe they're talking about 750.227c which is a misdemeanor offense for having a loaded firearm, other than a pistol, in a vehicle.

The felony offense is for a pistol in a vehicle, if you don't have a license to carry, and that law doesn't care if the handgun is loaded or unloaded.

apostate wrote:

Soccerdad1995 wrote:Something is strange here. One of the charges she was convicted of was "felony firearm possession". Was she in legal possession of the gun? Also, she apparently left her 2 year old girl in the car, alone, with the gun in the glove box. Unless that was a locking glove box, that is a huge problem.

I believe it's a felony to have a handgun in your vehicle in Michigan unless you have a license to carry.

Michigan law also provides that a person may carry, transport or possess a firearm without a hunting license
if the firearm is unloaded in both the barrel and magazine, and either enclosed in a case or carried in a vehicle
in a location that is not readily accessible to any occupant of the vehicle.Nov 27, 2017

JustSomeOldGuy wrote:

WildBill wrote: Reading the story, it appears that the jury was pressured to reach a verdict before a blizzard hit.

So one could postulate that in Detroit, "there's snow justice"?

Soccerdad1995 wrote:Something is strange here. One of the charges she was convicted of was "felony firearm possession". Was she in legal possession of the gun? Also, she apparently left her 2 year old girl in the car, alone, with the gun in the glove box. Unless that was a locking glove box, that is a huge problem.

If she was illegally in possession of the gun, then that changes things. And obviously the NRA should NOT get involved if that is the case. Not that I ever remember the NRA getting involved in any other SD cases, but maybe they have.

The offense of Felony Firearm means that a person is accused of carrying or possessing a firearm when committing or attempting to commit a felony.
It is a separate and additional felony charge and conviction. ... Another common accompanying felony is the Felon being in Possession of a Firearm offense.