The materials below were distributed in March by Michigan State Police headquarters to the state’s local police departments. In January the Michigan state legislature passed a bill that rescinded various restrictions on the sale of handguns, including a ninety-day state residency requirement and regulations in certain communities that required prospective handgun owners to take a four-hour course on gun safety. In place of these restrictions, the bill substituted a ten-question true/false test, to be taken by all applicants for a handgun license. A score of seven or more correct answers qualifies an applicant to purchase a handgun. According to the…