Detroit-area lawmaker targeting ammunition sales in gun control push

A Michigan state official is targeting ammunition sales with an ordinance meant to stop dangerous individuals from making the purchases.

Reggie Davis, the Wayne County commissioner representing the county's sixth district, announced the measure Tuesday morning, the Detroit Free Press reports. The ordinance, which Davis hopes to pass in the county, would require individuals to undergo a mental fitness check by a local police department before making ammunition purchases. 

Each individual purchase would require approval under the ordinance, though purchases at gun shows would only require a previous mental illness check, according to the Free Press.

The measure would also raise local taxes on ammunition sales, with the aim of using the money to fund gun safety courses. Davis told the Free Press that he respects the rights of gun owners, but believes that unstable individuals should not have access to deadly weaponry.