Some firearm legislation that is currently being considered in the Michigan House.

House Bill 4650 (Expand "strawman" firearms purchase ban): Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons III on April 21, 2005, to explicitly define as a crime purchasing or attempting to purchase a firearm with the intent of furnishing the firearm to a minor or any other individual prohibited from having a firearm, and establish penalties. Note: "Straw-man" gun purchases in which the buyer of record is actually acquiring the firearm for another are already prohibited. This bill adds provisions regarding minors and ineligible buyers. Details and Comments here.

House Bill 4651 (Expand "strawman" firearms purchase): Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons III on April 21, 2005, to provide sentencing guidelines for the crime defined by House Bill 4650 of purchasing a firearm with the intent of furnishing it to a minor. Details and Comments here.

House Bill 4653 (Require pistol sale registration): Introduced by Rep. LaMar Lemmons III on April 21, 2005, to require sellers to register pistol sales with the state police. Details and Comments here.

House Bill 4654 (Repeal "duty to retreat" in home self defense): Introduced by Rep. Tom Casperson on April 21, 2005, to establish in law that a person who uses deadly force for self defense in his or her home or contiguous private property need not first flee from a threatening attacker. Details and Comments here.

I am glad they are considering repealing the "duty to retreat." portion of the law. As far as I am concerned if someone is in my house to do harm to my family or me, my only duty is to protect my family. It is the attacker who has a duty. His duty is to get out of my house post haste, like his very life depended on it because it may.