On Tuesday's News Hit: - One year after a gunman opened fire at Michigan State University, the school community is honoring those lost. - A teen boy is in critical condition after he was shot in the head at the Westin in Southfield. - A woman named Asha recorded herself driving with a toddler on her lap and children hanging out of her car windows, drawing the attention of police.
Michigan has three new gun laws related to universal background checks, safe gun storage requirements, and the temporary removal of guns from people that a judge deems dangerous.
Michigan has three new gun laws related to universal background checks, safe gun storage requirements, and the temporary removal of guns from people that a judge deems dangerous.
To help protect Michigan families – particularly children – from the tragedies of gun violence and unintentional firearms injuries, a law requiring secure storage of firearms goes into effect starting Tuesday, Feb. 13.
The new secure storage law, Public Act 17 of 2023, requires individuals to keep unattended weapons unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a locked box or container if it is reasonably known that a minor is likely to be present on the premises.
“We want to make sure Michigan families are aware of the new law designed to prevent unintentional deaths involving guns and how to comply with the new requirements,” said Elizabeth Hertel, MDHHS director. “Data shows firearms involved in unintentional firearm injury deaths among children and adolescents were often stored both loaded and unlocked, and children were most often fatally injured when the shooter was playing with or showing the firearm to others.”
During the COVID scare of 2020, Michigan was one of a handful of states that drew national attention because of its strict and seemingly capricious government restrictions. That year, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer followed the example of other Democrat governors like Andrew Cuomo in New York and implement.