Michigan lawmakers send 'red flag' gun legislation to Whitmer

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( Detroit Free Press ) Michigan Democrats in the state Legislature took the final step to pass gun safety measures Gov. Gretchen Whitmer asked for at the start of the year with votes on bills to establish a so-called "red flag" law, empowering courts to temporarily remove guns from those posing a danger to themselves or others.

Whitmer last week signed into law the two other parts of the trio of legislation she demanded to curb gun violence in Michigan: Legislation to expand background checks to all firearm purchases and create penalties for those who fail to keep guns out of the hands of children. ..........(more)

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2023/04/19/michigan-red-flag-bill-law-gun-safety/70129666007/

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1. Elections matter.

Electing Democrats produces results.

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2. Indeed they do!

Voters do have power to change the course of things in the country. We need to use our votes and voices to affect the change we want to see. Michigan is a perfect example.

We are the change we've been waiting for, to quote a former president.