Michigan law requires each county to file an annual report spelling out crimes committed by concealed handgun holders.
These reports were ordered by lawmakers at the same time they were overhauling Michigan's concealed handgun law to make it easier to obtain permits.
The reports were supposed to make it easier to take away the permits of any concealed gun holder who broke the law.
However, some counties are not filing the mandated reports.
John Barnes dug into this story for MLive. He found that last year, 11 counties broke this law.
Barnes says the main reason given for not filing the reports is that the law was an "unfunded mandate."
From 2011 to 2013, there has been an estimated 50% increase in people who have concealed gun permits. One in 16 adults have the permit, but that does not meant that they are all carrying a gun.
Barnes said there is not a penalty for counties who do not comply.
“What you see are some extreme examples of people who commit heinous crimes, who continue to carry gun permits, even though they are in prison,” Barnes said.
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