Guns

Michigan’s new gun storage laws take effect Tuesday. State Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks says gun violence has long threatened Michigan’s children.

Extreme risk protection orders, background checks for all firearm purchases, and a requirement that Michigan gun owners securely lock away their firearms all take effect this week.

The new laws aim to keep firearms out of the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence.

The state House has voted to bar people convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence from owning or possessing a firearm for a period of eight years.

A state House committee has approved legislation that would prohibit people convicted of many misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing guns.

“We are confident that getting 500 guns out of the hands of high-risk folks has made communities safer," says Michigan Department of Corrections legislative liaison.

The legislation would prevent anyone convicted of a domestic violence-related misdemeanor from owning a gun until eight years after they complete their sentence.

An effort to recall one Democratic state representative is moving forward after the Michigan Board of State Canvassers gave its approval Monday.

The Michigan Court of Appeals has upheld the University of Michigan’s campus firearm ban.

The Michigan Supreme Court has refused to get involved in a complicated federal firearms case.