gun control

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

The “red flag” law is one of the new firearm safety laws about to become enforceable. Also: a law that requires guns to be safely stored and locked when not in use in homes with children and universal background checks for gun purchases.

The software monitors surveillance video from cameras posted inside the Capitol for signs that someone slipped a gun past the metal detectors.

People convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence would be automatically barred from possessing firearms for eight years under bills that have cleared the Michigan House.

The Michigan Supreme Court has upheld two convictions of a man violated two separate but similar state firearm laws. But two justices suggested it may be time to look at some changes.

This week: One year since the Gaylord tornado, school safety in Traverse City, and a pedaling the rails in Grawn.

Democrats in the state Legislature are renewing their push for new gun control laws – with an early focus on bills to limit the ammunition capacity of semi-automatic weapons.

There’s a renewed debate in the state Legislature over Michigan’s gun laws following the Oxford school shootings.

Democrats in the Legislature are renewing a push for tougher gun laws

Gun rights were at the center of a passionate state Senate debate on Wednesday. The symbolic gesture on the part of the Senate Republican majority was…