DETROIT — Republican gubernatorial candidate Ryan Kelley will not be allowed to possess a firearm or travel out of Michigan while he faces federal misdemeanor charges related to the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Kelley, who appeared via videoconference Thursday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, requested through his attorney that he be allowed to continue carrying a firearm while campaigning as "high-profile candidate" because he doesn't have security.
"He asked that he be permitted to carry his firearm for his own self-defense during the campaign," said Kelley's lawyer Gary Springstead, noting that the real estate broker has a concealed carry permit.
