It Will Cost Michigan $1.5 Million to Ban Guns at Capitol To install the detectors and screening equipment necessary for a firearms ban, the state would need to spend $1.5 million, which is more than the Capitol Commission’s annual maintenance budget. Samuel Dodge, mlive.com | January 12, 2021 | Analysis
(TNS) Monday’s new open carry ban in the Michigan Capitol landed with a thud among state lawmakers from both parties, albeit for different reasons. Speaker of the House-elect Rep. Jason Wentworth, R- Clare, does not think the Michigan State Capitol Commission has the legal authority to enact the ban it approved with a unanimous vote, though he supports obeying the new rule for now. Meanwhile, the prevailing sentiment among Democrats is that the ban doesn’t nearly go far enough, and is just one step on a path that should lead to a full firearms ban inside the Capitol building.