Radical Anti-gun State Senator Mallory McMorrow is Mulling a Run for U.S. Senate
Michigan State Senator Mallory McMorrow is gearing up for a run at the U.S. Senate, and gun owners across the state should be deeply concerned about her anti-Second Amendment agenda. McMorrow’s track record in Lansing paints a clear picture of a politician eager to trample on the constitutional rights of law-abiding citizens. Her potential run […]
Pete Buttigieg Eyes Michigan Senate Run, Brings Anti-Second Amendment Agenda
Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, fresh off his tenure in the Biden administration, is setting his sights on a U.S. Senate seat in Michigan. While the mainstream media hails his “fresh perspective” and “youthful energy,” gun owners and Second Amendment advocates should be sounding the alarm. Buttigieg’s track record reveals a politician deeply committed to […]
Great Lakes Gun Rights’ Plans for 2025
After the last two years when we saw our rights under constant assault, it is difficult to figure out where we should go next as a movement.
“Red Flag” Gun Confiscation, a universal permit-to-purchase scheme, mandatory storage, and even more deadly “Gun-Free” Zones are what anti-gun Democrats rammed through the Legislature in just two short years with complete control.
Thankfully, anti-gun Democrats were expelled from their control of the Michigan House of Representatives by voters enraged by their assaults on our rights as Americans and Michiganders.
Power is now divided in Lansing with Republicans taking control of the House with a four-seat majority.
Democrats retain control of the State Senate (it wasn’t up for election in 2024) and the Governor’s Mansion with Gretchen Whitmer.
Gun owner’s victory in the House is great news for our fight to protect our rights, but we can ill-afford to put down our guard for even just a minute.
That’s why Great Lakes Gun Rights is building an aggressive plan to stay on offense in the year to come.
Please show your support for our plan to fight back for our rights by signing your Executive Summary, along with your most generous contribution to help make it happen.
This Executive Summary details our plans for making 2025 a productive year in the restoration of our right to keep and bear arms.
The gun ban lobby isn’t going to take the next year off, and neither can we, so I hope I can count on your support of our plans to stay on offense in 2025!
In 2023, Democrats attempted to silence your voice during their politically charged assault on your Second Amendment rights in the wake of the tragic Michigan State University shooting.
Gretchen Whitmer, her minions in the Legislature, and the gun ban lobby exploited the shooting to ram through three major control bills.
Of course, they were planning on ramming these bills through regardless.
They even admitted it.
Just a week after the shooting, before all the facts were known about how the shooter committed his crime, Democrats in Lansing started holding hearings on Universal Gun Registration, “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation, and mandatory storage laws.
Of course, none of these laws would have stopped the MSU shooter, but you wouldn’t know that since gun rights groups were almost entirely banned from testifying against these bills in committee.
You see, I showed up to virtually every committee hearing, prepared to testify against these draconian bills, but somehow the Democrat Committee Chairs just “never had time” to hear from the opponents of their radical agenda.
Gun control advocates were given seemingly endless amounts of time to present false evidence, presented misleading data, and pushed outright lies to advance their anti-gun narrative, while you and I were never given a chance to counter.
In 2025, GLGR is working to right this wrong by working with lawmakers to repeal Democrats’ gun control agenda and encourage the Republican-controlled House to hold hearings on these repeals.
With Democrats still in control of the Senate and Whitmer still as Governor, I know our chances of repealing these gun control laws are zero.
But if we can get Republicans in the House to hold hearings on repealing “Red Flag” Gun Confiscation, the universal permit-to-purchase scheme, and others, it’ll give us the chance to push back against the gun ban narrative we didn’t have in 2023.
This allows us to set the table for future legislative action to repeal these draconian laws in the future.
As the old saying goes, when’s the best time to plant a tree?
20 years ago.
When’s the second-best time to plant a tree?
Today.
We can’t wait for Republicans to have complete control before we start pushing for the repeal of infringements on our rights.
We must start building today and that’s what GLGR is going to do with your help, in 2025.
In addition to our legislative fights, we’re talking with the best Second Amendment attorneys in the state about how best to fight the legal battle against the most egregious infringements passed by Democrats.
Already we’ve been involved in a lawsuit with Michigan Open Carry against the Michigan Legislature for refusing to allow us to testify in committee.
The lawsuit is still ongoing, but we’ve already gotten Michigan Court of Claims Judge James Redford to write an opinion that the Democrat-controlled Michigan House of Reps clearly violated the state’s Open Meetings Act.
Though he declined to rule in our favor, his opinion sent shockwaves through Lansing and the media, as Democrats were finally exposed for their violations of legislative procedure.
We’re continuing this lawsuit and are in talks with Second Amendment attorneys to review the best strategy to strike down Whitmer’s gun control laws in the Courts but can only do it with your support.
Finally, it’s crucial that we continue to build our grassroots army across the state.
The 2026 election cycle is only months away from really starting, with candidates already announcing their campaigns for Governor.
With Gretchen Whitmer term-limited, the race is wide open and it’s crucial we do all that we can to make sure every candidate stands up for our right to keep and bear arms.
Not only that, but both the Michigan House and Senate will be up in 2026, so it’s crucial we keep the pressure on candidates running for these offices as well.
To build our grassroots army, Great Lakes Gun Rights will be meeting with activists across the state, especially in key districts, to make sure folks are properly informed and engaged in the political process.
We’re also working on running targeted ads to find those gun owners who either don’t vote or are unaware of the threats our rights are facing here in Michigan.
The 2024 election cycle showed the power and importance of the Second Amendment in Michigan. Democrats lost four swing seats in the House in districts that are heavily pro-gun.
For example, Democrat State Representative Jenn Hill lost to Republican Karl Bohnak in House District 109, which was the Democrats’ last stronghold in the Upper Peninsula.
Hill, of course, voted for every gun control measure brought before the House, putting her at odds with her overwhelmingly pro-gun district.
There are more districts like this in Michigan and it’s up to us to find those gun owners and plug them into our movement as soon as possible.
All of this is crucial to the future of our rights here in Michigan, so I hope I can count on your continued support.
So, please sign your GLGR Executive Summary to show your support along with your most generous contribution of $90 to help us implement our aggressive plan.
If that’s too much right now, I completely understand. Can you please at least commit to a donation of $90 or even just $60?
We don’t have the deep pockets of the gun ban lobby, but if every gun rights supporter can chip in what they can afford, it’d go a long way.
Thank you for your continued support and activism. I’ll keep you posted in the weeks ahead as our battle plan progresses.
For Freedom,
Brenden Boudreau
Executive Director
Great Lakes Gun Rights
Republicans vote for Democrat budget with gun control
Well, this was unexpected, but sadly not all that surprising.
Late last night when no one was watching radical leftist Democrats rammed through the most anti-freedom and anti-gun budget in Michigan state history.
And sadly, five Republican State Representatives (Sarah Lightner, Mark Tisdel, Gina Johnsen, Bill Schuette, and Mike Mueller) and six Republican State Senators (Jon Bumstead, John Damoose, Mark Huizenga, Ed McBroom, Rick Outman, and Michael Webber) voted for it.
In voting for House Bill 4437, these Republicans joined with Democrats to spend $5 million in taxpayer dollars to make it completely illegal to carry in the Michigan State Capitol building where carry has been legal for more than a century.
And if they vote for a gun ban here, they’ll vote for a gun ban anywhere.
Here’s the language from the bill:
LEGISLATURE
Sec. 651. (1) Funds appropriated in part 1 for Michigan state capitol commission must be allocated as follows:
(a) $5,000,000.00 to provide security staffing, infrastructure improvements, and equipment, including, but not limited to, X-ray machines, magnetometers, and video and audio equipment necessary to implement a weapons ban, including a ban on concealed pistols under 1927 PA 372, MCL 28.421 to 28.435, in any building or portion of a building under control of the Michigan state capitol commission.
Voting with Democrats to ban guns in the Capitol is not a good look for any Republican, especially when it is part of a larger leftist slush fund budget that gives hand outs to all sorts of liberal constituencies.
Many of these Republicans are hoping you won’t realize what happened last night and will quickly buy their lame excuses for voting for the Democrat budget.
But you and I cannot let them think that they are getting away with it.
If your State Representative or State Senator is a Republican who voted for House Bill 4437, give them a call and share your disappointment with their lack of a spine.
You can find their contact information here:
Find your Senator
Find your State Representative
Here’s the list again of Republicans who voted HB 4437, which contains gun control:
State Representatives: Sarah Lightner, Mark Tisdel, Mike Mueller, Gina Johnsen, Bill Schuette
State Senators: Jon Bumstead, John Damoose, Mark Huizenga, Ed McBroom, Rick Outman, and Michael Webber
With the lack of principles Republicans are showing in Lansing, is it any wonder how Democrats managed to take complete control and have easily turned Republicans into a doormat?
The sad fact is that these Republicans were more than likely bought off by Democrats with millions of taxpayer dollars to get them to vote for this garbage.
It’s going to be a long few years with type of Republican “leadership” in Lansing.
But the good news is that elections are not far off and we have an opportunity to hold these legislators accountable for their bad votes.
We expect Democrats to run roughshod over our rights, but we expect Republicans to actually stand by the principles they campaign on. So when they vote for gun control you and I must make them feel political pain for it.
Stay tuned for more opportunities to do just that and be sure to remain vigilant.
Sadly, by giving the Democrats immediate effect on their budgets Republicans have given Democrats free reign to pass more anti-gun garbage in the months ahead instead of forcing them to adjourn for the year, so we’ll have to remain ready for any fights ahead.
Please consider chipping in $30 or even $10 to help Great Lakes Gun Rights be ready to fight against the next wave of gun control in Lansing.
Or become a monthly GLGR supporter for as little as $5 a month to help us have the needed resources throughout the year.
Thank you for your continued support and activism!
Michigan Democrats plotting next gun control push
Here they come again. In the wake of another “gun free” zone shooting in Texas, Michigan Democrats are gearing up to exploit yet another tragedy in their quest to gut our Second Amendment rights. Earlier this week, a committee in the Texas Legislature advanced a bill to ban adults aged 18-20 from purchasing a so-called […]
“Red Flag” Gun Confiscation Sent to Governor Whitmer
Earlier today the Michigan Senate passed the main bill of the “Red Flag” gun confiscation package (Senate Bill 83) on a party line vote, sending it to Governor Whitmer for her to sign into law. Here’s the vote: Still outstanding are the three other bills in the package (HB 4146, HB 4147, HB 4148). The […]
Gun control heading to Whitmer’s desk
Yesterday, the Michigan Senate voted along party lines to send mandatory storage legislation (SB 79 and 80) and the expansion of Michigan’s draconian pistol purchase permit scheme to ALL firearms (HB 4138, 4142 and 4143) to Governor Whitmer’s desk where she is expected to sign it into law. I’m not going to ask you to […]
Five Republicans betray gun owners
The stupid was strong in Lansing today. Five Republicans joined with radical anti-gun Democrats to vote for “lock up your safety” legislation that’ll make it harder for Michiganders to defend themselves in their own homes and will also have a devastating effect on youth hunting. Republican Leader Matt Hall (House District 42) was one of […]
Dems ram gun control through Senate
Senate Democrats continued their highly partisan, anti-gun assault on Michigan gun owners Thursday. Nearly all 11 Senate Bills (SB 76-86) were passed on party-line votes, sending them to the Michigan State House for consideration. Republicans held together and voted against all of the anti-gun proposals in the bill package including “Red Flag” gun confiscation, the […]
Gun control advances in Lansing, more anti-gun bills filed
Late last night the Michigan House of Representatives advanced House Bills 4138, 4142 and 4143 which expands Michigan’s draconian pistol purchase permit system to ALL firearms. It passed on a party line vote, with swing district Democrats like Nate Shannon, Jim Haadsma and Jenn Hill jumping off the cliff with the gun grabbers in their […]