FIREARMS LAWS OF MICHIGAN - Michigan …
FIREARMS LAWS OF
MICHIGAN
Compiled by the Legislative Service Bureau Pursuant to Act 381 of the Public Acts of 2000
April 2024
PREFACE
This publication, Firearms Laws of Michigan, has been prepared by the Legislative Service Bureau pursuant to Act 381 of 2000, which requires the Bureau to "compile the firearms laws of this state, including laws that apply to carrying a concealed pistol..." MCL 28.425a. The firearms laws compiled herein are reprinted from the text of the Michigan Compiled Laws, supplemented through Act 321 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Michigan Legislature. Materials in boldface type, particularly catch lines and annotations to the statutes, are not part of the statutes as enacted by the Legislature.
In addition to state statutes concerning firearms, this publication includes selected Michigan Attorney General Opinions that interpret various firearms laws.
Federal firearms laws (Gun Control Act of 1968, "Brady Law", Arms Export Control Act, National Firearms Act, etc.), together with related regulations, are beyond the scope of this publication. Interested persons may access these materials from a number of sources, including the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (U.S. Department of Justice) web site: .
This publication, Firearms Laws of Michigan, is available in PDF format at the Michigan Legislature's website: legislature. under the section heading "Publications".
Legislative Service Bureau State of Michigan Lansing, Michigan
April 2024
FIREARMS LAWS OF MICHIGAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Constitutional Provisions Constitution of the United States.............................................................................................................................................. 1 Constitution of Michigan of 1963............................................................................................................................................. 2
Michigan Statutes Purchase of Rifles and Shotguns............................................................................................................................................... 3 Revised Statutes of 1846........................................................................................................................................................... 4 Firearms.................................................................................................................................................................................... 5 Michigan Retired Law Enforcement Officer's Firearm Carry Act......................................................................................... 38 Michigan Military Act............................................................................................................................................................. 42 The Fourth Class City Act....................................................................................................................................................... 43 Firearms and Ammunition...................................................................................................................................................... 45 General Sales Tax Act............................................................................................................................................................. 46 Use Tax Act............................................................................................................................................................................. 47 Michigan Vehicle Code........................................................................................................................................................... 48 Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan............................................................................................................................ 49 Wild Life Sanctuaries.............................................................................................................................................................. 51 Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act............................................................................................................ 52 Mental Health Code................................................................................................................................................................ 69 Public Health Code................................................................................................................................................................. 76 Professional Investigator Licensure Act................................................................................................................................. 83 Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act................................................................................................................. 86 The Revised School Code....................................................................................................................................................... 88 Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act............................................................................................................................... 92 Animals Running At Large..................................................................................................................................................... 97 Rural Cemetery Corporations................................................................................................................................................. 98 Revised Judicature Act of 1961.............................................................................................................................................. 99 Sport Shooting Ranges.......................................................................................................................................................... 108 Extreme Risk Protection Order Act...................................................................................................................................... 110 Probate Code of 1939............................................................................................................................................................ 118 The Michigan Penal Code..................................................................................................................................................... 139 Death or Injuries From Firearms........................................................................................................................................... 168 Careless, Reckless, or Negligent Use of Firearms................................................................................................................ 169 Spring, Gas, or Air Operated Handguns............................................................................................................................... 170 The Code of Criminal Procedure.......................................................................................................................................... 171 William Van Regenmorter Crime Victim's Rights Act......................................................................................................... 196 Presumption Regarding Self-Defense................................................................................................................................... 200 Self-Defense Act................................................................................................................................................................... 202 Corrections Code of 1953..................................................................................................................................................... 203 Liquor, Narcotics, and Weapons Prohibited In Prisons......................................................................................................... 205 Alcoholic Liquor, Controlled Substances, and Weapons...................................................................................................... 206
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Opinions of the Attorney General Opinion No. 3158: Concealed Weapons............................................................................................................................... 208 Opinion No. 5215: Firearms................................................................................................................................................. 210 Opinion No. 5960: Firearms................................................................................................................................................. 211 Opinion No. 6015: Weapons................................................................................................................................................. 213 Opinion No. 6798: Concealed Weapon License................................................................................................................... 215 Opinion No. 7020: Explosives, Firearms, Hunting............................................................................................................... 217 Opinion No. 7098: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers, Police........................................... 219 Opinion No. 7101: Criminal Law, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers, Police..................................................... 222 Opinion No. 7113: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers....................................................... 224 Opinion No. 7120: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Municipalities, Police........................................... 227 Opinion No. 7133: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Criminal Law....................................................................................... 229 Opinion No. 7136: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Criminal Law....................................................................................... 232 Opinion No. 7152: Firearms, Licenses................................................................................................................................. 234 Opinion No. 7182: Firearms, Law Enforcement Officers..................................................................................................... 236 Opinion No. 7183: Firearms, Michigan Penal Code............................................................................................................. 239 Opinion No. 7253: Firearms, Firearms Act, Michigan Penal Code, Short-Barreled Shotgun.............................................. 242 Opinion No. 7254: Const. 1963, Art. 1, ?6, Firearms, Natural Resources Commission...................................................... 244 Opinion No. 7260: Firearms, Silencers or Mufflers, Michigan Penal Code......................................................................... 247 Opinion No. 7304: Firearms Act, Licenses and Permits, Concealed Weapons.................................................................... 251 Opinion No. 7311: Michigan State Capitol Historic Site Act, Michigan Capitol Commission, Firearms........................... 257
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