WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at curbing gun violence a month and a half after a mass shooting at Michigan State University left three students dead and five injured.
One bill would bar the transfer of a gun for three years to someone who has been convicted of a misdemeanor if they used, carried or possessed a gun during the crime, according to Slotkin's office. Another bill would require a one-week waiting period before a buyer can receive a gun.
A third bill, reintroduced with Democratic U.S. Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts, would appropriate $250 million for gun violence prevention research at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention during the next five years.
