Democrat-Dominated State Legislature Rapidly Remakes Michigan in 2023

Since taking office in January 2023, Michigan Democrats have used their newly won control of both houses of the legislature to speedily push through a raft of new laws codifying their social agenda and undoing years of Republican policies. In the area of gun control, the Democrat majorities passed and Governor Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed into law a bill amending the Michigan Penal Code to expand the list of crimes that bar a convicted individual from possessing a firearm. They also extended the duration of the ban period. The ban is not part of a sentence but commences following the sentencing and the completion of any period of probation, incarceration, or parole, and may remain in force for three to five years....