Michigan Governor Signs ‘red Flag’ Gun Law

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a series of bills into law Monday that will keep firearms away from people who pose an imminent threat in the wake of the recent Michigan State University mass shooting that left three students dead and five others injured.

The legislation follows Democratic lawmakers’ call for more gun restrictions in an attempt to reduce gun violence across the state.

With Whitmer’s signature on Senate Bill 83, Michigan joins a list of more than a dozen states with so-called “red flag” laws, also sometimes called “extreme risk protection orders.” Michigan is the second state to implement a red flag law in less than a week, following Minnesota. New Mexico was previously the last state to pass a red flag law, in 2020.