Blog categorized as Firearms

Capitol Weapons Ban Includes No Exemptions For Lawmakers 

08/01/23 12:22 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Capitol Weapons Ban Includes No Exemptions For Lawmakers 
The finalized language for a Capitol weapons prohibition does not include exemptions for lawmakers, Rob Blackshaw, executive director of the State Capitol Commission, told the media during the Commission's July meeting.

Oxford High Shooter Fantasized About Being State's Most Notorious School Shooter

07/28/23 01:48 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Oxford High Shooter Fantasized About Being State's Most Notorious School Shooter
“I’m going to be the next school shooter,” Oxford High School shooter Ethan Crumbley said in a self-made video the night before he fatally shot four students in November 2021.

Capitol Gun Detectors Coming After Labor Day

07/28/23 11:25 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Capitol Gun Detectors Coming After Labor Day
The Michigan State Capitol Commission is poised to soon begin a new era of protecting lawmakers, staff, lobbyists, reporters, and thousands of visitors to the state Capitol when technology designed to detect guns is installed.

Gun Groups' TRO Request Against Legislature Denied

04/20/23 09:22 AM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Gun Groups' TRO Request Against Legislature Denied
A Court of Claims judge denied two gun groups’ request for a temporary restraining order against the state Legislature for allegedly violating the Open Meetings Act.

Mailer Targets Cherry On Gun Maker Immunity

04/18/23 01:50 PM - By Team MIRS - Comment(s)
Mailer Targets Cherry On Gun Maker Immunity
As gun control activists consider pushing for legislation to strip away legal immunity from gun makers and gun dealers for deaths caused by firearms they made or sold, at least one group is targeting Sen. John Cherry