http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-women-lobbying-congress-gun-legislation <p>Several Michigan women are on their way to Washington D.C. to lobby members of Congress for stricter national gun laws.&nbsp; They’ll be part of a major lobbying effort tomorrow.&nbsp;</p><p></p><p>This week marks the three month anniversary of the Newtown massacre that left 27 people dead, including 20 children.</p><p></p><p>Linda Brundage is with the group Moms Demand Action.&nbsp; She says the group supports the Second Amendment, but it still sees room for new laws to ban assault weapons and limit the size of ammunition magazines.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p></p> Tue, 12 Mar 2013 15:42:57 +0000 Steve Carmody 11647 at http://michiganradio.org Michigan women lobbying Congress on gun legislation http://michiganradio.org/post/michigan-memorial-procession-sandy-hook <p></p><p>Steve Major doesn’t have a lot of time for breakfast these days.</p><p>“I actually had two Reese’s Peanut cups and um, a Mountain Dew,” he laughs, a little bashfully. “I had to meet for an interview at 8 o’clock and I’ve pretty much been up and running around since 6:30 this morning.”</p><p>A former law enforcement official and firefighter, Major now runs an emergency vehicle company. Lately though, he’s busy organizing a Michigan memorial procession for the victims of the Connecticut school shooting.</p> Fri, 21 Dec 2012 21:58:51 +0000 Kate Wells 10501 at http://michiganradio.org A Michigan memorial procession for Sandy Hook