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Politics & Culture
5:03 pm
Thu April 11, 2013

Diving into Michigan's gun culture

A coalition of mayors is urging lawmakers to reject a measure that would make it easier to buy handguns.
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The Lansing library system says Michigan's open-carry of weapons law does not apply to its facilities.

All this week, Bridge Magazine has run a series of in-depth stories delving into Michigan's gun culture.

Guns in Michigan explores a wide range of questions including what happens at the point where gun rights and public safety intersect?

And how pervasive is gun violence in Michigan?

Pat Shellenbarger wrote the series.

He's a writer based in West Michigan. If his name sounds familiar, it could be because he was a reporter and editor at the Detroit News as well as The Grand Rapids Press and the St Petersburg Times.

He joined us on Stateside today, listen to the audio above.

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Offbeat
10:34 am
Tue March 5, 2013

Schools shut down after man appears in camouflage

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Just in case you were thinking about it, you might want to reconsider walking into a school at 6 a.m. dressed in camouflage, a flak jacket, and a holster.

When a 21-year-old airman from the Selfridge Air National Guard appeared at L'Anse Creuse High School in Harrison Twp. this morning, he caused several schools to shutdown.

From the Port Huron Times Herald:

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