MichMash: How will lawmakers respond to recent mass shootings in Michigan?
The recent mass shootings in southeast Michigan are calling into question the effectiveness of the new state law.
Police perimeter tape wraps around a pole at Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad on Monday, June 17, 2024, in Rochester Hills, Mich.
Despite gun legislation introduced after last year’s shooting on Michigan State University’s campus, recent mass shootings in southeast Michigan are calling into question the effectiveness of the new state law. MichMash host Cheyna Roth and Gongwer News Service’s Zach Gorchow sat down with Bridge Michigan Capitol Reporter Jordyn Hermani to discuss the possible response from Michigan lawmakers.
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In this episode:
- The response to the three mass shootings in the Southeast Michigan
- U.S. Supreme Court recently ruling against federal bans on bump stocks
- Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and the traditional public schools seemingly at odds about what to do on the K-12 budget
Hermani says the gun laws’ effectiveness is only measured when they are used. There are also many questions that remain in regards to the splash pad shooting in Rochester Hills.
“We still, as of this point, don’t really have a motive as to why this individual decided to come to a community he seemingly had no relation to and open fire at a splash pad, injuring families and children,” Hermani said. “I think the difficult thing here is, we had a procedure in place to potentially off-ramp this individual before something bad happened and it wasn’t used.”
Hermani said the question then becomes: How do you make people utilize the law?
On Thursday, Gov, Gretchen Whitmer started the process of forming a gun violence prevention task force to help address and reduce instances of gun violence in the state. The group will advise her and the state health department on various ways to address the cause of gun violence and recommend policy changes.
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