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Michigan Democrats passed new gun laws in the wake of the Michigan State University shooting. Gun safety advocates want to see additional action.
Over half the state’s counties have passed resolutions declaring themselves Second Amendment “sanctuaries,” opposing laws they believe infringe on gun rights. Red flag laws have been touted ...
The law passed in 2023 — about 17 months after Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 at the time, took a 9mm semi-automatic handgun his father had bought him to Oxford High School, killing four classmates ...
Purchasing firearms. At the age of 18 or up, it is legal to buy a handgun with a purchase license from a private seller, at the age of 21, it is legal to buy a firearm from a Federally licensed (FFL) dealer. No purchase license is required to purchase a long gun, or muzzle loader (a firearm that is more than 26 inches long) in Michigan.
The law that set up Illinois' concealed carry system in 2013 also established state preemption for certain areas of gun law, including restrictions on assault weapons. Laws passed before July 20, 2013, are grandfathered in, and a number of local governments in the Chicago area have laws that either prohibit or regulate the possession of ...
Yes. S 265.00, S 265.02. Possession of assault weapons is prohibited, except for those legally possessed on January 15, 2013 and registered with the state by January 15, 2014 or classified as an antique assault weapon. New York City, Buffalo, Albany, and Rochester have enacted their own assault weapon bans.
Since 2012, states have passed more than 620 gun safety laws, advocates said. In 2022, President Joe Biden enacted the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the most significant gun safety law in ...
Concealed carry licensing wave: 1976-1996. The modern wave of concealed carry legislation and licensing perhaps had its start in 1976 in Georgia. The Georgia Legislature passed a bill introduced by Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller, which became the model for later laws.