Republican Legislators Voted Against Keeping Our Communities Safe
While Governor Whitmer and Democrats took action to keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, some Republicans opposed this lifesaving legislation and voted against keeping our communities safe.
Jamie Thompson
HD-28
JAMES DESANA
HD-29
MATT HALL
HD-42
KATHY SCHMALTZ
HD-46
DONNI STEELE
HD-54
NANCY DEBOER
HD-86
SOURCE: HB 4945, HJ 97, Roll Call 547 11/9/23
DID YOU KNOW?
- Approximately 1 in 3 women experience domestic violence.1
- A Michigander dies in a domestic violence incident every four days.2
- In the United States, 56% of women killed by their partner are murdered with a gun.3
Source: 1. National Library of Medicine, Domestic Violence, 4/9/2023; 2. Michigan State Police Criminal Justice Information Center 2022 Domestic Violence Victims by County and Injury; 3. Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program Data: Supplementary Homicide Reports, 1976-2019
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