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Rick Pluta, Michigan Public Radio Network

Democrats control Michigan for the first time in 40 years. They want gun control

Austin Hunt holds a sign with current and former Michigan State University students during a rally at the state Capitol in Lansing, Mich., Wed., Feb. 15, 2023, after a gunman opened fire on the Michigan State University campus Monday night. (Paul Sancya/AP)

After a gunman killed three students and wounded five others on the Michigan State University campus this week, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called on the state's lawmakers to pass tighter gun control measures.

"As parents, we tell our kids it's going to be okay. We say that all the time," Whitmer said at a press conference Tuesday. "But the truth is, words are not good enough. We must act and we will."

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