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. Also in 2023, Michigan passed a law prohibiting people convicted of misdemeanor domestic violence from having a firearm.
If Michigan had the gun death rate of our National Leaders—the 10 states with the strongest gun safety laws—we could save 4,045 lives in the next decade.1Everytown Research analysis of CDC WONDER state gun death rates and Everytown Gun Law Rankings 2026. Based on projected gun deaths, 2026–2035.
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New Everytown Report Reveals Alarming Crime-Gun Pipeline in Michigan and How a Small Number of Michigan Gun Dealers Are Driving the State’s Crime Gun Crisis
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