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A proposed bill in Michigan would eliminate the state’s license to purchase or acquire a handgun. Under current law, Michiganders cannot purchase, carry, possess or transport a pistol or other handgun without first having obtained a license for it. This includes acquisitions by purchase, gift or inheritance. A License to Purchase is not needed for... [Read More]

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                            A four-bill package has been introduced in the Michigan House, that, if passed, will bring Constitutional Carry to the Great Lakes State. The bill is sponsored by Reps. Michele Hoitenga of Manton, Triston Cole of Mancelona, Sue Allor of Wolverine and... [Read More]

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FBI background checks for firearm sales in Michigan have steadily fallen since December 2016, following the election of Donald Trump. Sales were down 20 percent overall in the first three months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016, according to FBI data and background checks for handguns in the Great Lake State were... [Read More]

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On October 19, 2016, State Representatives Robert Wittenberg (D-Oak Park), introduced House Bill 5996, a bill to regulate the manufacture, possession, sale or transfer of “assault weapons.” The bill defines assault weapons to include some semiautomatic pistols or semiautomatic or pump-action rifles that are capable of accepting a detachable magazine if, in the case of... [Read More]

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On September 15, 2016, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the provisions of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968 banning people who have been committed for mental health reasons from ever owning a firearm might violate the Second Amendment. In the case of Clifford Charles Tyler v. Hillsdale County Sheriff’s Department, the... [Read More]

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Unfortunately, some school districts in Michigan don’t want to abide by state laws (MCL 123.1101[a] and MCL 123.1102) that preempt them from regulating firearms. But perhaps a recent decision finding against a school will change some such policies. The case stems from an incident in which Kenneth Herman was denied access multiple times to Edgerton... [Read More]

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