The Crumbleys represent a rare case of parents being charged in connection with a shooting carried out by their child. James Crumbley chose not to testify in his trial with the defense resting after only calling one witness Wednesday. He had pleaded not guilty to all charges.
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In Michigan, a series of gun safety bills will go into effect in 2024. The bills include an expansion of background checks, requirements to store guns away from children and a new red flag law. Legislation was also signed in November to temporarily ban people convicted of domestic violence from possessing and purchasing firearms and ammunition.
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Ghost guns are firearms without serial numbers that virtually anyone can assemble from parts, often purchased in a kit. In 2022, the ATF issued a rule to make clear that federal laws governing the sale of firearms – requiring, for example, background checks for purchases and imposing record keeping obligations – apply to ghost guns.
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The First Amendment does not protect threats—that much is clear. But the Supreme Court has provided little guidance on what qualifies as a threat. That may soon change, when the Court decides Counterman v. Colorado, which will be argued next Wednesday.
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Justice Clarence Thomas wrote for the majority that the Constitution protects "an individual’s right to carry a handgun for self-defense outside the home.”
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A three judge panel of the Fifth Circuit upheld the federal bump stock ban.
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A search of Michigan laws on the state website finds only one reference to masks and guns, but it does not apply to lawful CPL carriers.
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Beginning April 1, it will be illegal for youth younger than 16 years old to possess BB- or other pellet guns in Grand Rapids without adult supervision.
Brandishing and discharging those and other real-looking pneumatic guns in public, regardless of age, will also be a criminal misdemeanor.
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