The Detroit Police Department posted on its official X (formerly Twitter account) an announcement stating that as of February 1, 2024, gun owners who "live with a minor" will be required to store firearms "safely." They are requiring that guns be "unloaded and locked with a trigger locking mechanism or stored in a locked storage container."
Beginning February 13, 2024, any person who lives with a minor or those who know reasonably that a minor will come into their home must store their firearms safely. Guns must be loaded and locked with a trigger-locking mechanism or stored in a locked storage container.
Beginning Feb. 13, 2024, any person who lives with a minor or those who know reasonably that a minor will come into their home must store their firearms safely. Guns must be unloaded and:
1️⃣ Locked with a trigger-locking mechanism
OR
2️⃣ Stored in a locked storage container pic.twitter.com/IgRTXTuDrD— Detroit Police Department (@detroitpolice) January 18, 2024
The police also offer free gun locks at local police stations:
For the safety of children and everyone in the home, safely secure your guns. Get a FREE gun lock! Contact your local precinct to receive one today.
For the safety of children and everyone in the home, safely secure your guns.
Get a FREE gun lock!
Contact your local precinct to receive one today. pic.twitter.com/tObn4Odd8C
— Detroit Police Department (@detroitpolice) January 20, 2024
However, this order from the Detroit Police contradicts the Supreme Court's 2008 ruling that people cannot be forced to keep their firearms unloaded or locked.
