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    Michigan

    In 2023, Michigan passed several foundational gun safety laws, including an Extreme Risk law and a secure storage law and now has 4 of the 5 foundational gun safety laws in place. While the state has long required a permit to purchase handguns, it also passed a law in 2023 extending this requirement to long gun sales.

      1,421 In an average year, 1,421 people die by guns in Michigan. More at EveryStat.
      #20 in the country for Gun Law Strength. (Up from #24 last year). See why.

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      #20 in the country for gun law strength

      Up from #24 last year

      Foundational laws
      Gun industry and product safety
      Guns in public
      Keeping guns out of the wrong hands
      Policing and civil rights
      Sales and permitting
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      School shootings are a uniquely American experience. They don’t have to be. In November 2021, news reports started circulating that there had been a shooting at Oxford High School in Oxford, Michigan. We dreaded the news of casualties, but learned that eleven people were shot and 4 students were shot… Continue

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      $16.8B

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      Gun violence costs Michigan $16.8 billion each year.

      Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, “EveryStat: Michigan,” https://everystat.org/#Michigan.

      Last updated: 7.14.2022