gun violence

Federal lawmakers — including Michigan Democratic Representative Elissa Slotkin — are introducing legislation to fund gun violence research at the CDC.

Democrats in Lansing are hoping to pass several gun safety laws. But the thing about laws is that they have to be enforced to work.

Today, we heard from Dr. Thomas Veverka, a trauma surgeon who urged Michigan lawmakers to act on gun safety legislation at the capitol yesterday. Then, a conversation with a Detroit chef who recently won the TV show Chopped.

A state Senate committee held a hearing Thursday on gun violence.

Gun safety bills have started working their way through the Michigan Legislature.

Dingell says she believes young people will be the ones who spur reform.

On today's show, we spoke with the Cuban ambassador to the United States about her visit to Michigan. And we heard from two moms of MSU students, who also advocate for protections from firearms.

Michigan would require universal background checks to buy a firearm and punish those who don’t safely store their guns under new legislation filed Thursday in the Michigan Senate.

On the podcast, we try to piece together the law that allowed for someone with a prior gun-conviction to legally own another gun. We also hear from a public health researcher about why stronger policies alone aren’t enough.

On Monday evening, three students were fatally shot on MSU's campus. Their names were: Arielle Anderson, Brian Fraser, and Alexandria Verner.