LANSING, Mich., March 18, 2026 — State Reps. Julie Brixie (D-Meridian Twp.), chair of the Firearm Safety and Gun Violence Prevention Caucus, and Helena Scott (D-Detroit), vice chair, introduced legislation today in an effort to keep schools, homes and communities safe from gun violence without placing burdensome new restrictions on lawful owners. They were joined at a press conference by members of the House and Senate, as well as gun safety advocates and community leaders from throughout the state announcing the package.
“The United States continues to be the only country in the world where gun violence is an hourly tragedy, devastating families and wreaking irreparable harm in our communities. These bills are simple, common sense reforms that have already been enacted in other states,” Brixie said. “Together, we can pass these laws and make our communities, schools and homes safer for everyone.”
The bicameral package would hold gun manufacturers accountable when their weapons are utilized in incidents of mass violence, lower gun lethality by banning bump stocks and large capacity magazines, and require everyone purchasing a firearm to complete safety training similar to what is required for holders of a concealed pistol license (CPL). Building on what other states have done, the package would also increase the age to buy a gun to 21 and mandate a three day waiting period from when a gun is purchased to when the buyer can possess the gun.
“This is not about gun control, it is about violence control,” Scott said. “Gun deaths are often the result of impulsive violence, whether that is self-inflicted or a domestic dispute. Our goal is to save lives and create safer communities. These bills are practical and widely-utilized steps that respect lawful gun ownership while addressing preventable tragedies that affect families across our state.”
“Landmark court cases around the country have affirmed that companies whose products routinely result in large-scale death should be treated with some culpability for those tragedies,” said Pastor Barry Randolph, who serves on the board of End Gun Violence Michigan and organizes Silence the Violence marches in Detroit. “Guns should be no different. I am thankful to Reps. Brixie and Scott, and the whole Firearm Safety Caucus for their leadership in advancing these critical bills. We would not be here without the countless activists and organizers who made their voices heard, and now we are seeing our voices turned into policy and action.”
The Firearm Safety and Gun Violence Caucus are also supporting existing bicameral legislation to ban ghost guns, which has already passed the Michigan Senate, and a bipartisan, bicameral package of bills that would require law enforcement to serve PPOs free of charge.
“As a childhood survivor of domestic violence involving a gun, I know how crucial it is that we reform our PPO laws,” said Kelly Dillaha, who serves on the board of End Gun Violence Michigan. “Michigan currently requires domestic violence survivors to serve their own protection orders on their abusers, or to ask a family or friend to do it. This puts survivors and their families in very dangerous situations. It’s time for Michigan to join 47 other states and have law enforcement serve PPOs. We need to pass these bipartisan bills and make Michigan a place where safety, not fear, is what lives inside our homes.”
The package would also tighten a current loophole in the law allowing concealed weapons in certain public areas designated as safe from guns. The legislation would ensure community members could feel confident only law enforcement is in possession of a weapon at libraries, state buildings, places of worship and other locations. One bill in the package protects children specifically by increasing penalties for anyone who harms or kills a child while shooting at a house.
A recording of the press conference can be viewed on Rep. Brixie’s Facebook.