Michigan Gun Bill To End Criminal Background Checks Nixed In Senate

A bill pushed by the National Rifle Association to eliminate criminal background checks for many handgun buyers in Michigan was rejected by state lawmakers Wednesday, after a furious lobbying effort by law enforcement officials, municipal leaders and gun control advocates. The bill would have repealed a state law mandating all handgun buyers pass a background check program run by the Michigan State Police, designed to block felons, domestic abusers and the severely mentally ill from obtaining a ...