Guns turned in at Michigan buyback programs must be fully destroyed due to new law

Since it’s already simple to learn how to manufacture a ghost gun or scary boy—what the ATF refers to as privately made firearms—this isn’t a spoiler alert article.

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    The Michigan governor signed several new gun safety bills into law, including one that closes a buyback loophole
    
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    Michigan State Police will be required to destroy any guns turned in during firearm buyback programs.
    
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    Some companies that dispose of firearms turned into buyback programs would remove only one part before selling the rest
    

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  The Michigan governor signed several new gun safety bills into law, including one that closes a buyback loophole
  
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  Michigan State Police will be required to destroy any guns turned in during firearm buyback programs.
  
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  Some companies that dispose of firearms turned into buyback programs would remove only one part before selling the rest
  

(FOX 2):This week, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed a number of laws pertaining to gun safety and gun buyback initiatives into law.

It’s the most recent set of Democratic-backed legislation to pass the Michigan House before Republicans regained power, capping a two-year legislative session that began with pledges to enact gun control legislation.

Overview:

On Wednesday, the governor strengthened the School Safety and Mental Health Commission by signing 19 measures and issuing an executive order.

The health department is required by two bills to create information regarding Michigan’s safe storage law. Two further bills regulate the language used by schools in the event of an emergency, such as a mass casualty incident.

Regarding gun buyback programs, HB 6144, 6145, and 6146 mandate that the Michigan State Police destroy any firearms acquired during one of those sessions.

MSP admitted that its prior method of disposal barely destroyed portions of the handgun, according to the Associated Press.

Look more closely:

According to the New York Times, buyback schemes frequently do not result in the destruction of the entire handgun.

Rather, the business that accepts them sells the remaining firearms after disposing of a single piece that has the serial number.

The goal of the new law is to plug a loophole that some people think has contributed to the spread of weapons in the United States.

In a news release, MSP Director Col. James F. Grady II stated, “This legislation ensures that when we destroy a firearm, our current practice of destroying all parts of the firearm will remain the standard now and for the future.”

• The New York Times and the Michigan governor’s office provided information for this article.

The New York Times and the Michigan governor’s office provided information for this article.