Gun Rights in the Crosshairs as Gov. Whitmer Pushes Red Flag Laws in Michigan

Democratic Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer outlined her three-pronged approach to gun reform in what was her fifth State of the State address on Wednesday, saying “The time for only thoughts and prayers are over.”
Addressing the full Legislature in the House chamber, Whitmer called for enacting universal background checks, safe gun storage laws, and extreme risk protection orders, better known as red flag laws, “so we can keep guns out of the hands of those who might represent a danger to themselves or others.”
Whitmer touted her recent initiative, “Operation Safe Neighborhoods,” which she said has taken “hundreds of illegal firearms off the street before they could be used in the commission of a crime.”…