9 & 10 News Your resolution of redress is not good enough.” -Rebecca, GT County Resident
January 28, 2021
Dozens of citizens lined up for public comment, and hundreds tuned in virtually to a Special Session of the Grand Traverse County Commissioners.
County Board members are holding a rare Special Session Thursday – to discuss whether it’s appropriate to display a weapon during a virtual meeting.
It comes after last week’s regular board meeting, when Commissioner Ron Clous stood up during public comment about the 2
nd amendment, left the frame of the virtual meeting, and returned into view holding his firearm. That caused Chairman Rob Hentschel to chuckle.
22 Jan 2021
A liberal activist was demanding a northern Michigan county commission denounce the Proud Boys when a commissioner held a gun during a Wednesday virtual meeting.
Keli MacIntosh was calling on the Grand Traverse County Commission to be critical of the group, which does not have a presence in the area.
“Welcoming such a group and having that message go out has changed the environment of northern Michigan from a hunting culture to a gun culture,” MacIntosh said during the virtual meeting, ABC 7 reported.
During MacIntosh’s brief remarks, which were made during a public comment period, commission vice chairman Ron Clous left his seat and moments later returned with a rifle.