- Washtenaw County Prosecutor Eli Savit, lawmakers and gun control advocates met in Detroit for a Friday roundtable on firearm violence
- There, Savit said he’d support bans on bump stocks, ghost guns and pushed for dedicated state funding on community violence prevention
- Savit is running for attorney general as a Democrat and will take on Eaton County Prosecutor Doug Lloyd, a Republican, later this fall
DETROIT — Statewide bans on bump stocks and ghost guns would be “common sense laws I think that we can pass” in the Michigan Legislature next term, Democratic attorney general candidate Eli Savit said Friday.
“From a legislative priority, I would like to see both of those considered once again in the next legislative session,” Savit said, referencing measures approved last year by the Democratic-led state Senate but declared “dead on arrival” in the House by Republican Speaker Matt Hall.
The two-term Washtenaw County prosecutor was in Detroit on Friday speaking with lawmakers, community members and anti-gun violence advocates as part of a roundtable event with Gabby Giffords…