In the wake of a recent Minneapolis school shooting that left two children dead, anti-gun violence activists are urging Michiganders to use the state’s “red flag” laws to potentially prevent future shootings.
“Everybody needs to know: if somebody in your life is armed and in crisis, we now have a law to temporarily disarm them and keep us all safe,” said the Rev. Chris Yaw of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, and leader of a gun buyback program called Disarmory Ministries.
“Guns are the No. 1 cause of death for children,” he said. “And yes, we in Michigan know all about school shootings: survivors of the Oxford and Michigan State shootings help lead our organization.”…