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She pointed to federal statistics showing firearms are the most common weapon used in killing spouses, intimate partners and other family members.
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Judge Robert Redford ruled that the House violated the Open Meetings Act by limiting testimony on bills that would expand background checks, implement so-called red-flag laws and mandate safe storage in homes when children are present
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One of the bills was finalized by the House vote and will go to Governor Gretchen Whitmer. The rest of the bills will go the Michigan Senate.
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A state House committee has approved legislation that would prohibit people convicted of many misdemeanor domestic violence crimes from possessing guns.The bills now go to the House floor.
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Operation Safe Neighborhoods involves the Michigan Department of Corrections working with local law enforcement to conduct compliance checks on people under state supervision.
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Critics of the package say its definition of domestic violence misdemeanors is too broad
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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.
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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
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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.
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The Capitol Commission’s proposed ban on firearms, explosive, and other threatening objects would apply to lawmakers, in addition to the general public