Michigan Democrats are poised to bring an 11-bill package to the Legislature that would implement safe storage laws, universal background checks and extreme risk protection orders, also known as red flag laws.
that left four students dead and seven others injured. The bills saw little movement with Republicans controlling the House and Senate.for the first time in decades, the bills quickly came before House and Senate committees earlier this month. Gun violence survivors and the families of victims packed committee meeting rooms and gave tearful testimony to lawmakers.
“My son called my cellphone and said: 'I love you mom. I've been shot. There's a shooter,'" Grettenberger said. Forbush was critically injured in the shooting, but survived. Michigan law requires someone buying firearms such as rifles or shotguns to be 18 years or older and at least 21 years old to purchase a handgun from a federally licensed dealer. Certain licenses allow 18-year-olds to purchase handguns from private sellers.in addition to two handguns that were legally purchased but never registered.
“If they don’t pick up a gun, they could drive a car into a school. We need to try to find the mental health for these individuals,” Republican state Rep. Luke Meerman told AP. “If they’ve had some kind of criminal history, we have to make sure that they’re getting right sentences or that they're okay to come out of prison.”
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Routine traffic stop ends in 'largest fentanyl seizure in Michigan'A traffic stop has led to the seizure of four kilograms of fentanyl, the 'largest fentanyl seizure in Michigan.'
Read more »
Michigan State shooter’s note says he felt hated, rejectedAnthony McRae, 43, fatally shot three students and wounded five others on the Michigan State University campus.
Read more »
'People hate me': Michigan State shooter Anthony McRae's note highlighted other targets, mindset before crimeIn the note, McRae repeatedly wrote, 'they hurted me,' said people hated him, and called himself an outcast and a loner.
Read more »
Michigan State shooter’s note says he felt hated, rejectedAnthony McRae, 43, fatally shot three students and wounded five others on the Michigan State University campus.
Read more »
Marco Rubio takes aim at planned Michigan Ford battery plant using Chinese technology - AutoblogU.S. Senator Marco Rubio introduced legislation to block tax credits for vehicles made in the U.S. using Chinese technology.
Read more »
VIEW: Police release full Michigan State University shooting timeline, shooter's noteIngham County 911 received 2,100 phone calls, with 1,450 being 911 calls. This is the equivalent of 2 ½ days’ worth of calls for the dispatch center, all within a five-hour period, police said.
Read more »