Whitmer’s Firearm Task Force Seeks Assault Rifle Ban and 39 More Changes to Michigan Gun Law

Below is the list of confirmed recommendations attributed to the Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force, numbered for clarity.

FIREARM PURCHASE, SALE & LICENSING POLICY

1. Require universal waiting periods for all firearm purchases.
2. Raise the minimum age to purchase any firearm to 21.
3. Close the CPL background-check exemption for private gun purchases.
4. Require licensing for all firearm dealers.
5. Require record-keeping compliance standards for dealers.
6. Create routine inspection requirements for gun dealers.

WEAPON & HARDWARE REGULATION

7. Ban assault-style rifles statewide.
8. Ban large-capacity magazines.
9. Ban ghost guns and non-serialized 3D-printed firearms.
10. Prohibit purchase, possession, and distribution of automatic-conversion devices such as Glock switches and bump stocks.
11. Create civil or criminal penalties for manufacturing untraceable firearms.
12. Restrict sale or distribution of high-powered firearm accessories not traditionally used in hunting or sport shooting.

SAFE STORAGE, SUICIDE PREVENTION & CRISIS ACCESS

13. Expand statewide public access to secure firearm storage.
14. Provide free or low-cost gun locks to families and gun owners.
15. Establish out-of-home storage programs for people experiencing mental health crisis.
16. Grant liability protection to gun shops and FFL holders who store weapons temporarily for at-risk owners.
17. Increase funding for suicide prevention programs involving firearm-access reduction.
18. Improve data reporting on firearm-related suicides.
19. Track firearm suicide attempts, not just fatalities, to improve trend forecasting.
20. Increase public education campaigns on voluntary safe storage options.

RED FLAG / ERPO SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT & ENFORCEMENT

21. Standardize ERPO enforcement procedures statewide.
22. Create uniform firearm relinquishment processes for ERPO and PPO cases.
23. Require law enforcement to serve ERPO firearm removal orders.
24. Implement a statewide alert system notifying gun sellers of ERPO restrictions during background checks.
25. Remove barriers that prevent families from filing ERPOs or Personal Protection Orders.
26. Increase awareness and filing accessibility for ERPO petitions.
27. Expand statewide victim support programs for intimate-partner firearm violence.
28. Improve training for judges and courts on ERPO structure and execution.

SCHOOL SAFETY & PREVENTION PROGRAMS

29. Standardize School Resource Officer training statewide.
30. Establish a statewide school safety tip line.
31. Increase availability of behavioral and mental-health intervention for at-risk students.
32. Expand funding for school threat-prevention programs.
33. Support school-based community violence intervention initiatives.
34. Require safety-oriented continuing education for school-based officers and administrators.

COMMUNITY VIOLENCE PREVENTION & DATA

35. Increase funding and personnel for community violence intervention programs.
36. Improve statewide data-sharing between health, criminal justice, and education agencies.
37. Create a centralized database for tracking gun violence trends and outcomes.
38. Expand research capacity for firearm injury prevention at State and University levels.
39. Increase public reporting transparency related to firearm deaths and intervention outcomes.

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