The Michigan Senate passed a bill package Wednesday meant to stop domestic abusers from possessing firearms.
The legislation would prevent anyone convicted of a domestic violence-related misdemeanor from owning a gun until eight years after they complete their sentence.
Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit) said misdemeanor violent crimes can be precursors to more dangerous behavior.
“Certain criminal activity like destruction of property, stalking, breaking and entering, can turn — and in too many unfortunate circumstances, did turn — lethal in domestic violence situations where abusers seek to exert power and control over their victims,” Chang said from the Senate floor.
There are three bills total in the package. One details the terms of the ban and lists out the qualifications for what would be considered a “misdemeanor…
