Rep. Phil Green today voted to support a resolution adopted by the state House to reaffirm the rights of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms in Michigan.

The right to use firearms for self-defense is ensured and protected by the constitutions of the United States and Michigan, and Green said he took an oath as a state representative to defend both constitutions.

“I am proud to stand up in defense of the most critical right we have – the right to keep and bear arms,” said Green, of Millington. “Every day we hear the disturbing demands from people who think the government should take away the gun rights of honest, law-abiding citizens. We must continue to defend law-abiding gun owners and safeguard the rights of people to protect their families from harm.”

Green said he co-sponsored the resolution as a show of support for law-abiding gun owners who carry for self-defense, hunting and competition.

House Resolution 227 clearly states the Michigan Legislature will not pass laws that infringe upon the ability of Michigan residents to own and keep firearms. It also says the Legislature “will ensure legislation in violation of our constitutional right to bear arms will not be imposed upon the citizens of Michigan by either the federal government or itself and would view such infringements as violations of both the Second Amendment and the Constitution of the State of Michigan of 1963.”