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Proposed Michigan Senate and House bills would prohibit all those convicted of felony or misdemeanor domestic violence from purchasing or possessing firearms for 8 years after their sentence.

Bills introduced in the Michigan Senate today would bar people convicted of a misdemeanor involving domestic violence from possessing guns for at least eight years

The plan involves using leased pass-through detection systems at capitol entrances to screen for weapons. State police may ask visitors to the capitol to open their bags if a detector beeps.

The Capitol Commission’s proposed ban on firearms, explosive, and other threatening objects would apply to lawmakers, in addition to the general public

A weapons ban could soon be coming to the Michigan state capitol building. A security plan was unveiled Monday

The ban includes people who have a state-issued concealed weapons permit, who normally have wider latitude to carry guns openly

A federal judge asked the Michigan Supreme Court to answer some questions regarding the state’s forfeiture law

Sheriffs have shown resistance to enforcing something they believe to be unconstitutional. While the laws have seen widespread public support, analysis found they were barely used.

One of the bills given final approval Wednesday would also make it a crime for someone named in an extreme risk protection order to purchase another gun for the duration of the order

The Michigan Senate has sent Governor Gretchen Whitmer the main bill in a package to create extreme risk protection orders. That would allow authorities to temporarily seize guns from people deemed by a court to pose a threat to themselves or others.