The legislature has also repealed Right to Work laws that protected workers freedom of association and codified LGBT protections in to the state's Civil Rights laws.
Second Amendment and pro-civil liberties advocates have frequently expressed issues with Red Flag Laws as they effectively strip gun owners of their due process rights.
Trending: US Park Police Identify "White Supremacist" Who Crashed Uhaul Near White House With Alleged Nazi Flag Inside Vehicle...But There's One Big Problem...[VIDEO] Republican Michigan State Representative Mike Harris objected to Red Flag Laws in Michigan, saying that they would provide 'no opportunity' for gun owners to prove themselves innocent until their firearms had already been confiscated.
"The proposed red flag laws would strip law-abiding citizens of due process by taking their lawfully-owned weapons with minimal evidence and no opportunity for individuals to present counterarguments until after their weapons are confiscated," Harris said.
Some Sherriffs in Michigan have voiced opposition to Red Flag Laws and refused to enforce them, such as Livingston County Sherriff Michael Murphy who called the law Unconstitutional.
Safe storage laws were also enacted just days earlier in a series of gun control bills.
The Hill Reports- Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a red flag law Monday meant to keep guns away from those who may harm themselves or others in the wake of the Michigan State University mass shooting earlier this year that left three students dead. Senate Bill 83 will allow Michigan to join a group of more than a dozen states who have already enacted red flag laws, also known as Extreme Risk Protection Orders.
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