LANSING, Mich. — The Democratic-led Michigan House on Wednesday approved legislation that would implement safe storage requirements for firearms in order to prevent youth from accessing a firearm.
The legislation, which passed out of House committee Wednesday morning then underwent several changes before the full chamber's evening vote, passed by varying margins with the support of several Republican lawmakers.
The bill package reflected a long-sought change to Michigan's gun law, one that gained momentum, but didn't get a vote, after the Oxford High School shooting. In the Nov. 30, 2021 shooting, 15-year-old Ethan Crumbley took a handgun from his parents' home to school and killed four students and injured seven others.
