Michigan Democrats have voted to fast-track gun control legislation before Republicans gain a majority in the state Legislature in January, the Detroit Free Press reported Thursday.
Democratic Michigan Sen. Dana Polehanke told reporters that Democrats have passed a bill that would ban the possession of unserialized firearms, also known as bump stocks or “ghost guns.” [it] By ourselves.” According to In the Detroit Free Press. In the 2024 election, Republicans won a majority in the state Senate by one seat. The bump stock provision was passed with three Republicans joining Democrats, and the ghost gun law was passed along party lines.
“I believe that the people’s right to keep and bear arms and the right to self-defense, which are protected by the Constitution, are absolute, and that law-abiding citizens should not be restricted or infringed to the point where they violate the law.” “I have a strong belief that we can’t regulate them because they own certain types of guns,” Republican state Rep. Jim DeSana told the Detroit Free Press about the bump stock ban. Ta. (Related: Montana Attorney General Says Royal Canadian Mounted Police Was Trying to Spy on U.S. Gun Shows)
Bump stocks became controversial after they were used during the Las Vegas mass shooting that left 58 people dead and 850 injured, according to the Detroit Free Press. Bump stocks allow the user to pull the trigger faster, allowing the gun to fire in rapid succession, achieving rates of fire comparable to automatic rifles without changing the trigger mechanism.
A rifle is displayed at the Magpul booth during the National Rifle Association (NRA) Annual Meeting and Exhibition at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center on May 17, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Former President Donald Trump’s administration enacted a ban on bump stocks in response to mass shootings in 2018, but the Supreme Court blocked the ban in June on the grounds that it violated the Second Amendment.
“Ghost guns” are also attracting national attention in gun control. This is a gun without a serial number and is usually made from a kit of parts. The Biden administration enacted regulations in 2022 that would require serial numbers on parts kits, but the law is currently facing a challenge from gun rights advocates in the Supreme Court.
Polehanki did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the Daily Caller News Foundation.
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