gun rights

A state Senate committee advanced two bills Tuesday that are meant to make it easier to trace homemade firearms assembled from kits or parts created by 3D printers.

The justices ruled in favor of a 1994 ban on firearms for people under restraining orders in domestic violence cases.

A rule issued Thursday by the White House expands required background checks for many gun purchases. It largely mirrors a Michigan law already in place.

Extreme risk protection orders, background checks for all firearm purchases, and a requirement that Michigan gun owners securely lock away their firearms all take effect this week.

A Michigan jury has found a school shooter’s mother guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a groundbreaking trial to determine whether she has any responsibility in the deaths of four students in 2021.

The city entered into a memorandum of understanding with the 67th District Court to impose a gun ban after city council members claimed they received threats.

Democrats in the State Senate introduced a package of gun legislation after last week’s fatal mass shooting at Michigan State University.

Democratic Michigan Congressman Dan Kildee has introduced a bill to let the ATF regulate bump stocks just as they regulate machine guns.

Governor Gretchen Whitmer will call for new gun control laws when she delivers her State of the State address this week.

The ban could last up to eight years if approved by Michigan lawmakers.