MI SR0118

Urges the Michigan State Capitol Commission to prohibit firearms and other dangerous weapons in public areas of the state Capitol building and grounds, while exempting Capitol police and law enforcement officers.

Calls for installation of security screening checkpoints at building entrances and other necessary locations to screen individuals and their personal property.

Cites Michigan Attorney General Opinion No. 7311 (May 11, 2020) stating the Capitol Commission has statutory authority to restrict firearms possession at facilities under its control.

Notes that eight Midwestern states ban firearms in their state capitols, with only Michigan having no constraints on firearm possession in the Capitol building.

References the Supreme Court's affirmation in District of Columbia v. Heller that Second Amendment rights are not unlimited and do not prohibit restrictions on firearms in sensitive places such as government buildings.