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The bills would allow courts to issue emergency orders to temporarily seize guns from people deemed a risk to themselves or others
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Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed bills today to require universal background checks for gun purchases and to require firearms to be safely stored when not in use
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The state House Judiciary Committee approved “red flag” legislation Wednesday that would allow authorities to seize firearms from someone deemed by a judge to pose an imminent risk
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The Michigan Legislature resumed its session Tuesday following a two-week spring recess. One of its first acts could be wrapping up action on a gun safety package
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The spring to-do list for Democrats includes sending Whitmer the final bill in that package that would allow families to seek a court order to seize guns from someone deemed an extreme risk
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The bills were adopted on party-line votes. Republicans say more restrictions aren’t the solution to gun violence
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The posts on Wednesday inaccurately claim that an 11-bill gun safety package proposed in the Democratic-led state Legislature would disarm all citizens. It includes a photo showing wedding rings removed by Germans from Holocaust victims
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The Michigan House voted to require safe gun storage and suspend sales-and-use taxes on safety devices Wednesday
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Democrats unsuccessfully tried to pass similar legislation after a mass shooting at Oxford High School in 2021
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Whitmer said she’s ready to sign a first round of new gun laws that includes universal background checks, safe storage requirements, and red-flag laws