A task created by a 2024 order from Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has issued a slate of policy recommendations aimed at reducing gun violence, including a ban on “assault weapons” and raising the minimum age to purchase firearms from 18 to 21.

The final report from the Michigan Violence Prevention Task Force is one of five “must-read” stories from MLive from Sunday and Monday, Nov. 23 and 24.

Next steps in Michigan gun policy unclear after recommendations

Some of the task force’s recommendations could face resistance in the Republican-controlled state House, and House Speaker Matt Hall has yet to comment on the task force’s proposals.

Senate Majority Leader Winnie Brinks, D-Grand Rapids, emphasized the need to combat gun violence and supported previously enacted measures, urging the House to

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