Michigan Implements New Gun Control Measures

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a package of six gun violence prevention bills into law, including universal background checks for all firearms and safe storage requirements around children. The bills also require people to meet specific qualifications to obtain a gun license and keep their firearms unloaded and locked with a locking device or stored in a lockbox in their home if a minor lives at or is likely to visit the property. Two gun rights groups have sued the state legislature, alleging a violation of Michigan's Open Meetings Act.