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The announcement comes less than a week after nine people were wounded during a mass shooting at a splash pad in Rochester Hills

Michigan has been a focal point of the debate over firearm rights, the availability of guns, and how to quell gun violence after incidents including mass shootings at Oxford High School in 2021, and Michigan State University in 2023

The notice says MSU officials knew about, but did nothing to fix, security risks in the buildings where the shootings occurred

Two of the students who were wounded in the February shooting at Michigan State University are planning to sue the school. They allege the university was aware its buildings were unsafe and failed to make them more secure

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.

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.

The Michigan House has approved gun safety bills that include requiring universal background checks for gun sales. The bills cleared the House Wednesday night on party-line votes

Democratic lawmakers and faith leaders held a forum at a Detroit church Monday as part of an effort to build support for gun bills awaiting action by the Legislature

The Michigan Senate Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee Thursday heard testimonies from families and students affected by gun violence