Whitmer signs Michigan gun ban for domestic abusers

[RandySF]

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed legislation aimed to keep guns out of abusers’ hands in Kalamazoo, 24 years after the tragic death of Maggie Wardle, 19, at the hands of an ex-boyfriend.

“I could jump for joy,” Maggie’s mother, Martha Omilian, told the Advance after Whitmer signed a series of bills that extend gun restrictions to those who are convicted of domestic violence-related crimes from just those with felonies to misdemeanors offenses.

“If one person … maybe somebody doesn’t have to go through this,” Martha said. “I will sit with this for the rest of my life. It’s the last thing I think about at night and the first thing I think about in the morning.”

On Oct. 18, 1999, Wardle was murdered in her Kalamazoo College dorm room by her ex-boyfriend, who was previously emotionally abusive to her.



https://michiganadvance.com/2023/11/20/whitmer-signs-michigan-gun-ban-for-domestic-abusers/

[onecaliberal]

1. K&R This will save women's lives.

[MerryBlooms]

2. R&K No question, should be national.

[TSExile]

3. Yay!!!!

Yes, this SHOULD be happening nationwide. Thank you, Gov. Whitmer, for getting the ball rolling.

[DetroitLegalBeagle]

4. There is already a federal law for this

And its stronger than this new state law. Under Federal law, those convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence are banned for life from purchasing, possessing, or transporting firearms and ammunition.

[Zincwarrior]

5. Good news

Often with domestic and mental health situations, the authorities are unable to actually do anything. This will help address that.