The Firearm Safety Network focuses on educating the public about firearm safety and advocating for firearm safety legislation.
All League members are invited to attend our virtual monthly meetings on the second Tuesday at 7pm.
To join contact: Firearmsafety@lwvwashtenaw.org
The LWVMI Firearm Safety Network* is encouraging League members to educate their communities about the new gun safety laws in Michigan. End Gun Violence Michigan** is offering training to volunteers about how to present information about the new extreme protection orders, safe storage, and protections for domestic violence survivors. Trainings will take place via Zoom at 8 pm on April 18 or May 16. Click here to learn more and register. The Firearm Safety Network will be tracking presentations by League members. Please contact FirearmSafety@lwvwashtenaw.org if you plan to participate.
*LWVMI is a coalition member of End Gun Violence Michigan
Feb. 13, 2024. Prevent 2 Protect: The Adolescent Targeted Violence Prevention Project. Learn about this newly launched project at MSU from Directors Alyse Folino Ley, OD, and Frank Straub, PhD. Click here to view the recording.
Jan 10, 2024: Firearm Safety Workshop covering the status of current firearm safety legislation (Christina Schlitt, LWVMI), the enforcement of current firearm safety laws and “Constitutional County” resolutions (Sue Smith, LWVMI), and what current research tells us and possible solutions to this public health crisis (Laura Seawald, M.D., University of Michigan Firearm Injury Prevention Institution). Click here to view the recording.
Dec. 12, 2023: Michael Waldman, CEO and President of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, discussed his book The Second Amendment: A Biography in the context of second amendment sanctuary counties. Click here to view the recording.
Oct. 10, 2023: Matthew Raad, LMSW, the Community Engagement & Partnership Coordinator of the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System discussed the VA’s suicide prevention efforts. Click here to view the recording.
Use this link for a current list of firearm-related legislation in Michigan, passed and pending.