Gun legislation

Federal lawmakers, including Michigan Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin, are introducing legislation to fund gun violence research at the CDC.

Michigan bills for universal gun background checks, safe storage, and keeping firearms from those deemed a threat to themselves or others made it out of a Senate committee Thursday

A group of educators and advocates are calling for Michigan lawmakers to combat gun violence by passing stricter laws. The push comes on the heels of a mass shooting at Michigan State University

Lawmakers, community members, and Michigan State University Students gathered on the state Capitol lawn Wednesday to discuss this week’s mass shooting on campus.

The state House held a special session today Wednesday to honor the students who were murdered or injured in Monday’s shooting at Michigan State University

A Grand Rapids man trafficking weapons will spend time in federal prison.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will call for new gun control laws when she delivers her State of the State address Wednesday

Governor Gretchen Whitmer was in Kalamazoo Tuesday signing an executive directive to address gun violence

Under new gun violence measures, convicted domestic offenders will be denied guns if they have current or past “continuing serious relationship of a romantic or intimate nature” with a survivor. Abusers will be able to buy firearms after five years, if no additional violent crimes are committed.

State Democrats are proposing mandatory background checks for all types of gun purchases and setting criminal penalties for failing to safely store firearms away from minors