Michigan gun laws

A compromise on expanding Camp Grayling, a Traverse City group that is trying to have tough conversations about child safety and firearms, and the biologist behind Michigan's amphibian survey.

Livingston County Sheriff called a recent red flag bill "unconstitutional." So what does it mean when an elected official says they might ignore state law?

Whitmer also called on the Legislature to follow up by sending her bills that would allow authorities to temporarily seize firearms from people deemed a danger to themselves or others.

Across the country, suicide rates are nearly twice as high in rural communities as they are in urban ones. Part of Michigan's new proposed gun laws aim to reduce that. We spoke to a suicide prevention activist in the Upper Peninsula.

Today, how Michigan's latest gun safety legislation may be declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court. Then, making space for Black culture in Kalamazoo's mostly white bar scene. We also spoke with a western U.P. activist about firearm reforms, and if they'll help prevent suicide in rural Michigan.

Democrats in Lansing are hoping to pass several gun safety laws. But the thing about laws is that they have to be enforced to work.

Today, how new gun safety laws may or may not be enforced throughout the state by county sheriffs. Then, we heard about the recent explosion in compulsive gambling. We also discussed Jemele Hill's recent memoir in preparation for the Michigan Radio Reads book club. Plus, a tip to elevate your cooking from Zak Rosen's Best Advice Show.

The Michigan Republican Party's social media posts are being called “hateful” and “ignorant” for comparing gun reform to the Holocaust. The posts on Wednesday inaccurately claim that an 11-bill gun safety package proposed in the Democratic-led state Legislature would disarm all citizens.

Bills to require universal background checks for gun sales, mandate safe storage, and implement so-called “red-flag” policies passed the Michigan Senate today.

Hundreds of people rallied at the state Capitol Wednesday to demand tougher gun laws.