Armed members of the “boogaloo” movement hold a rally Oct. 17 at the Michigan Capitol in Lansing. (Seth Herald/Getty Images) By Mark Berman Oct. 26, 2020 at 8:16 p.m. EDT As tensions mount ahead of Election Day, a legal battle in Michigan is highlighting fears some officials and civil rights groups have about what will happen when people show up at polling sites with guns — which is legal in numerous jurisdictions across the United States. Michigan, already the site of election-year unease, was thrust into the center of the armed-voter debate after state officials announced a ban on openly carried weapons at polling sites, saying guns could intimidate voters or election workers. Gun rights groups challenged the move in court and have argued it forces Michigan residents to choose between their right to vote and their right to bear arms. Many Americans will be able to show up at their polling locations with guns, something that has unnerved law enforcement officials and experts nationwide at a time of pitched anxiety over whether clashes or violence could break out before, on or after Election Day. Gun rights supporters argue that law-abiding gun owners should be able to continue carrying their weapons where doing so is allowed. [Police brace for potential Election Day unrest in year when ‘everything is uncertain’] Exactly where that is allowed varies widely, echoing the way the country’s election processes vary from state to state. “There are no national rules on guns in polling places,” said Adam Winkler, a law professor at the University of California at Los Angeles and an expert on the Second Amendment. “As with so much about our election system, these things are decided by the states. And because there are 50 different states, there is a wide variety of rules regulating guns at polling places......" https://pressfrom.info/us/news/us/-...ichigan-amid-nationwide-election-tension.html ---------- As I've been saying here for many months at Elitetrader.com that I'm expecting hell to breakout on election day November 3rd. I myself have already sent in my Absentee Ballot. I expect people militia's on both sides to be showing up at the polls on November 3rd which is why you should be mailing your ballots. I wouldn't even recommend using a ballot drop box...those idiots in those particular states will allow armed people to show up to cast their vote and the watch you cast your vote. Most of my relatives in the U.S. have already done early vote except for a few. The ones that have not done early vote will be doing mail-in vote. To those that want to avoid the militia's or trouble makers in your state that allows people to show up at the voting sites...know your early vote dates or mail in your ballots before the fireworks start. https://www.vote.org/early-voting-calendar/ wrbtrader