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Coverage dated April 12, 2023

Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills

Headline from Courthouse News Service

The legislation is part of a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package that was introduced in the weeks following a shooting on the campus of Michigan State University.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Whitmer signs stricter gun background check, storage bills (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The legislation is part of a sweeping 11-bill gun safety package that was introduced in the weeks following a shooting on the campus of Michigan State University.

  2. NBC News

    Michigan governor signs stricter background check and storage bills (opens NBC News)

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    Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed the legislation on the MSU campus, where a gunman killed three students and injured five others in February.

  3. ABC 12 Flint

    Whitmer signs gun storage, universal background check laws (opens ABC 12 Flint)

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    Michigan gun laws got tougher on Thursday, when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed bills requiring universal background checks and gun storage requirements.

  4. Bearing Arms

    Whitmer signs "universal" background checks, gun storage bills into law (opens Bearing Arms)

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    Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two pieces of gun control into law on Thursday, with another bill to establish a “red flag” firearms seizure law likely to be approved by the state le...

  5. Fox News

    Whitmer signs bill forcing stricter background checks, gun storage rules (opens Fox News)

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    Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer on Thursday signed a bill into law that imposes stricter background check and storage requirements for gun owners, part of an 11-bill package.

  6. Bridge Michigan

    Whitmer signs gun safe storage, background checks; House OKs 'red flag' (opens Bridge Michigan)

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    Two months after a mass shooting at Michigan State University, Gov. Whitmer returns to the campus to sign new gun reform bills.

  7. MyNorthwest

    Whitmer signs stricter background check, safe storage bills (opens MyNorthwest)

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    EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Anyone who wants to buy a gun in Michigan will have to undergo a background check, and gun owners will be required to safely

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