Guns

Bills to require universal background checks for gun sales, mandate safe storage, and implement so-called “red flag” policies passed the Michigan Senate today.

The Michigan Legislature’s Democratic leaders promised to get bills to Whitmer’s desk in short order.

Democratic lawmakers and faith leaders held a forum at a Detroit church Monday as part of an effort to build support for gun bills awaiting action by the Legislature.

A state Senate committee held a hearing today on gun violence.

A package of gun safety bills has been introduced in the Michigan Legislature. The legislation was rolled out Wednesday, March 1 by Democratic leaders.Advocacy groups have ramped up efforts following the shootings at Oxford High School and Michigan State University. They’re calling for new laws to require universal background checks for gun sales, locking up guns when not in use, and extreme risk protection orders that would allow authorities to seize firearms in some cases.

The Michigan Capitol Commission is coming up with a plan to ban guns from the state Capitol Monday, February 27.Some ideas floated include using x-ray machines or other systems that can detect several types of weapons to screen guests at the capitol.

State lawmakers could face recall campaigns if they approve new legislation on guns.After last week’s fatal mass shooting at Michigan State University, Democrats in the State Senate introduced a package of gun legislation.

Following the mass shooting on the campus of Michigan State University last week, a group of educators and advocates is demanding state lawmakers pass laws to combat gun violence.Students and activists with the group March for Our Lives stood behind speakers at a Monday press conference in support of gun safety legislation.

Michigan would require universal background checks to buy a firearm and punish those who don’t safely store their guns under new legislation filed today in the Michigan Senate.

The state House held a special session Wednesday, February 15, to honor the students who were murdered or injured in Monday’s shooting at Michigan State University.“We failed you.” That phrase was used multiple times as Democrats told students who crowded into the House gallery that more should have and could have been done.Representative Brenda Carter said the purpose was not only to honor the victims and first responders but also to make a promise: