After two weeks of consideration, the Michigan House Judiciary Committee today passed House Bill 5225 as amended; important and long-overdue legislation that would eliminate the state handgun “permit-to-purchase”   and registration requirements.  This committee also approved House Bill 5498, sponsored by state Representative Richard LeBlanc (D-18), and House Bill 5499, sponsored by state Representative Ray Franz (R-101).  All three bills were supported by the Republican members of this House committee and not a single Democrat voted to support any of them.  All three bills now go to the full House for a vote. Read more