Commission poised to ban all guns at Michigan Capitol, sets date for increased security

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan State Capitol Commission is poised to ban all firearms from the Capitol after a Monday meeting where members discussed a broader gun prohibition and the start of installing pass-through weapons detection devices next week in preparation for the policy change. The commission on Monday released a draft policy that would ban all weapons inside the Capitol — a stricter ban than the prior policy banning the open carry of guns inside the building — and expects to adopt the policy, or some iteration of it, at its next meeting Aug. 28. The policy would then be in place by...