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Whitmer signs bills banning firearms at Michigan polling locations

December 5, 2024

Bills making it illegal to possess a gun  at polling locations in Michigan have been signed into law.

House Bills 4127, sponsored by state Rep. Penelope Tsernoglou (D-East Lansing), and 4128, sponsored by Rep. Stephanie A. Young (D-Detroit), were signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday, effectively banning the open carry of firearms on an Election Day or while in-person early voting is being conducted within polling places and within 100 feet from the entrance of a building that is acting as a polling place.

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