The legislation in question would amend rules around carrying a firearm in certain governmental buildings in Lansing. During a contentious hearing, one man giving testimony used a racial epithet while claiming the bill "targets white people.

A far-right activist testifying against bills to ban guns from the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, which he claimed targeted white people, was gaveled down Thursday and dismissed after using the n-word.

A man disrupted an already tense Michigan Senate committee hearing Thursday on whether guns should be permanently banned in the state Capitol.

In party-line votes Wednesday, Michigan House Democrats concurred with the Senate on the final versions of two bills banning firearms from polling places. The legislation will now head to Democratic Gov.