Poll: Mich. residents support gun-control proposals

MI: USA Today: WASHINGTON -- Many Michigan residents may be suspicious when asked in general about President Barack Obama's proposals for gun control, however, they appear to support the specific recommendations.

A poll by EPIC-MRA of Lansing, Mich. -- released exclusively to the Detroit Free Press and WXYZ-TV, Detroit -- shows majority support among state residents for prohibiting the sale or possession of so-called assault weapons, banning high-capacity ammunition magazines and requiring background checks for all firearm purchases.

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