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This Wednesday, July 18, the Michigan Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a special hearing on legislation to repeal Michigan's "permit-to-purchase" and registration requirements for handguns. *House Bill 5225, which seeks to replace the state handgun "permit-to-purchase" requirement with the FBI's National Instant Criminal Background Check System, has already passed in the state House*of Representatives by an overwhelming 74 to 36 vote on June 13.* Additionally, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hear the two companion bills to HB 5225, *House Bill 5498 and House Bill 5499, both of which also passed the state House and were sent to the Senate last month.*

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