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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Oakland County Commissioners Host Panel Discussion on Gun Violence

The Feb. 26 event features law enforcement experts, who will talk about Universal Background Checks and other topics.

The Oakland County Board's Public Service committee will host a public hearing Feb. 26 focusing on gun violence. The event is the first in a three-part series of special public hearings spearheaded by County Commissioners Bill Dwyer (R-14th District) and Commissioner Marcia Gershenson (D-13th District). The pair have formed a bipartisan group to study the gun registration process, especially as it relates to mental health.  Dwyer, who once served as Farmington Hills Police Chief, said the panelists will include Oakland County Undersheriff Michael McCabe, Executive Director of the Chiefs of Police Bob Stevenson (also the former police chief of Livonia), and West Bloomfield Police Chief Mike Patton. The group will discuss and answer …

Thursday, January 24, 2013

Oakland County Commissioners to Study Gun Registration, Mental Health

In an announcement Tuesday, Oakland County commissioners say they'll be taking a closer look at background checks and mental health.

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners will begin studying gun registration process, background checks and mental health as part of a new study group. The announcement was made by County Commissioners Bill Dwyer (R-14th District) and Marcia Gershenson (D-13th District) Tuesday morning at the West Bloomfield Police Department. "There's no easy solution here, but we think that there are a number of loopholes which must be addressed," said Dwyer, a retired law enforcement official and former Farmington Hills Chief of Police. The decision was spurred by several mass shootings in New Mexico and Connecticut, commissioners said, as well as the September shooting West Bloomfield police officer Patrick O'Rourke. Together with West Bloomfield …

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