Michigan gun laws

Bills to require universal background checks for gun sales, mandate safe storage, and implement so-called “red-flag” policies passed the Michigan Senate today.

Hundreds of people rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday to demand tougher gun laws.

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 group of doctors spoke in Lansing today, urging lawmakers to pass gun safety legislation. We talked to Dr. Thomas Veverka, a trauma surgeon in Midland.

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

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

A conversation with the head of the Legislative Firearm Safety and Violence Prevention Caucus; plus how Michigan voters feel about gun safety measures.

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.

Benson is calling for a ban on firearms within 100 feet of polling places.

Today, a look at the Michigan's laws that allowed the suspected MSU gunman to own a firearm. Then, we heard about an effort to map out Malcolm X's life in Lansing. Plus, a conversation about a recent study that found Black Americans are more likely to be audited by the IRS. We ended with a breakdown of Governor Whitmer's proposed plan for free preschool.