Michigan legislation would ban gun rights for non violent offenders

Legislation aimed at domestic abusers would also cover dozens of non related crimes

LANSING, Mich-   Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation that would expand the law that bans people convicted of domestic violence from owning a gun for a set period.

"These bills are based on a simple idea," Whitmer said during a bill signing ceremony in Kalamazoo. "If you have been found guilty in court for violently assaulting your partner, you should not be able to access a deadly weapon that you could use to further threaten, harm, or kill them."

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What many people don't know is that buried in the legislation are new laws that would limit others convicted of certain crimes from owning a gun.

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