Nineteen states and Washington, D.C., have laws that allow a judge to order temporary removal of someone’s gun if the judge believes they would use it to hurt others or themselves.
Democrats want to pass red flag, safe storage and universal background check laws when they take charge in January. Most research say the measures can reduce gun deaths, but much is inconclusive.
Michigan superintendents are trying to balance physical technology to secure schools, with building stronger mental health supports for students. They say school safety continues to be something they want to improve.
Fresh off huge wins, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and Democrats plan to move quickly on gun security measures, ending the pension tax and finding a long-term funding source to fixing the roads.
The four children shot dead in their high school in Oxford last year are of equal worth as each of the more than 1.5 million children whose lives ended in abortion in Michigan since Roe v. Wade was decided.
Gun regulations won’t prevent school shootings, but armed guards and teachers might, Republican candidates for governor argued Thursday during a debate on Mackinac Island.
Following mass shootings, gun stores often see an increase in gun purchases as gun reform discussions come to the forefront. But owners of two Michigan stores said Wednesday sales did not spike, even as stocks for U.S. gun companies rose.
Multiple members of a Neo-Nazi group known as The Base have pleaded guilty to various criminal charges, including gang membership. Two leaders now await sentencing.
Organizers with End Gun Violence Michigan are considering a 2024 ballot proposal if the Republican-led Legislature does not act on firearm reforms following a shooting at Oxford High School that left four dead and others injured.
Senate Majority Leader Mike Shirkey promised a hearing on ‘extreme risk protection orders’ more than two years ago. Gun rights groups are gearing up for a legislative fight as Shirkey prepares to finally make good on the promise.
Prosecutors say parents of the alleged school shooter didn’t secure the murder weapon. That isn’t a crime in Michigan, and it took nearly a decade to make it one in Oregon.
Parents of Ethan Crumbley charged with involuntary manslaughter. Prosecutor says parents failed to secure pistol, ignored school’s plea to get help for their son.
Activists want gun control following the Oxford High School shooting. But legislation of any kind faces a tough fight in Lansing, as more than four dozen bills have gone nowhere already.