LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– It is Gun Violence Advocacy Day, and neighborhood members and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are lobbying on the Capitol to finish gun violence.
Republicans maintain management of the State Home, and gun management advocates hope for extra alternatives to cross bipartisan laws and safe extra funding for crime intervention applications.
“Every Michigander deserves to feel safe when they are at work, school or just walking down the street,” mentioned Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in a information launch despatched to six Information.
“As a former prosecutor, I’m committed to public safety and proud of the $1.6 billion we’ve invested to keep people safe across six balanced, bipartisan state budgets. These recommendations by the task force will build on our record investments and efforts to enact commonsense gun violence prevention laws like background checks, safe storage, extreme risk protection orders and stronger penalties for convicted domestic abusers. Together, we will ensure Michiganders can feel safe from gun violence no matter where they live.”
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“Too many Michigan families have lost loved ones to the tragedy of gun violence,” mentioned Lt. Governor Garlin Gilchrist II.
“That’s why Governor Whitmer and I have worked hard to keep Michiganders safe and save lives, investing more than $1.6 billion in public safety across bipartisan budgets and signing commonsense reforms that prevent gun violence. Last year, we established the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force to carry this work forward, and these initial recommendations will make a difference for Michiganders. We will keep working with the Task Force to refine and implement the recommendations and Stand Tall so every Michigander can thrive.”
This yr, lawmakers wish to deal with a brand new state violence prevention toolkit that would come with insurance policies that can maintain the gun trade accountable for his or her half within the gun violence surge and provides extra energy to gun violence victims.
Lawmakers additionally wish to crack down on untraceable firearms referred to as “ghost guns” and proceed to fund neighborhood teams.
