Michigan's Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s Department of Health and Human Services just released its Michigan Gun Violence Prevention Task Force report — and it reads like a blueprint for the gun control lobby’s wish list in 2026 and beyond. This wasn’t written by neutral “public-health experts.” This came straight out of Gov. Whitmer’s MDHHS, packed with activists, bureaucrats, and gun control lobby partners who believe firearm ownership is a public-health problem to be “managed.” And buried in the middle of their so-called “recommendations” is exactly what you and I have warned about for years: A call for sweeping new gun control — including the groundwork for an “assault weapons” ban, magazine bans, and stricter purchase restrictions. The report openly urges Michigan lawmakers to go beyond the 2024 gun control laws and adopt “best practices from other states.” What are those “best practices?” · Large-capacity magazine bans · Purchase waiting periods · Age-21 minimums for all firearm purchases · Expanded licensing and restrictions on gun dealers · Tighter regulation of home-built and self-assembled firearms · And the same “comprehensive restrictions” pushed in states with full-blown “assault weapons” bans Anyone familiar with how these bureaucratic reports work can see exactly where this is heading. This is how the gun control machine operates: Step 1 — declare gun ownership a health crisis. Step 2 — assemble a hand-picked “task force.” Step 3 — publish a government-stamped roadmap for the Legislature to follow. And with every statewide office and both chambers of the Legislature on the ballot in 2026, you can bet Gov. Whitmer and the national gun-control lobby will use this report as a political weapon to demand the next round of bans. They’re already calling these proposals “priority recommendations.” Make no mistake. This is the policy foundation for the most sweeping anti-gun push Michigan has ever seen.