FIREARMS LAWS OF MICHIGAN - Michigan Legislature

[Pages:249]FIREARMS LAWS OF

MICHIGAN

Compiled by the Legislative Service Bureau Pursuant to Act 381 of the Public Acts of 2000

April 2021

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 6 of the 2021 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about firearms, together with answers prepared by the Michigan Department of State Police, may be viewed at, and downloaded from, the State Police web site: msp.

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

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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......................................................................................... 36 Michigan Military Act............................................................................................................................................................ 40 The Fourth Class City Act....................................................................................................................................................... 41 Firearms and Ammunition...................................................................................................................................................... 43 Michigan Vehicle Code........................................................................................................................................................... 44 Aeronautics Code of the State of Michigan............................................................................................................................ 45 Wild Life Sanctuaries.............................................................................................................................................................. 47 Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act............................................................................................................ 48 Mental Health Code................................................................................................................................................................ 65 Public Health Code................................................................................................................................................................. 72 Professional Investigator Licensure Act.................................................................................................................................. 79 Private Security Business and Security Alarm Act................................................................................................................. 82 The Revised School Code....................................................................................................................................................... 84 Adult Foster Care Facility Licensing Act............................................................................................................................... 88 Animals Running At Large..................................................................................................................................................... 93 Rural Cemetery Corporations................................................................................................................................................. 94 Revised Judicature Act of 1961.............................................................................................................................................. 95 Sport Shooting Ranges.......................................................................................................................................................... 105 Probate Code of 1939............................................................................................................................................................ 107 The Michigan Penal Code..................................................................................................................................................... 126 Death or Injuries From Firearms........................................................................................................................................... 154 Careless, Reckless, or Negligent Use of Firearms................................................................................................................ 155 Spring, Gas, or Air Operated Handguns............................................................................................................................... 156 The Code of Criminal Procedure.......................................................................................................................................... 157 William Van Regenmorter Crime Victim's Rights Act......................................................................................................... 182 Presumption Regarding Self-Defense................................................................................................................................... 186 Self-Defense Act................................................................................................................................................................... 188 Corrections Code of 1953..................................................................................................................................................... 189 Liquor, Narcotics, and Weapons Prohibited In Prisons......................................................................................................... 191 Alcoholic Liquor, Controlled Substances, and Weapons...................................................................................................... 192

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Opinions of the Attorney General Opinion No. 3158: Concealed Weapons............................................................................................................................... 194 Opinion No. 5215: Firearms................................................................................................................................................. 196 Opinion No. 5960: Firearms................................................................................................................................................. 197 Opinion No. 6015: Weapons................................................................................................................................................. 199 Opinion No. 6798: Concealed Weapon License................................................................................................................... 201 Opinion No. 7020: Explosives, Firearms, Hunting............................................................................................................... 203 Opinion No. 7098: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers, Police........................................... 205 Opinion No. 7101: Criminal Law, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers, Police..................................................... 208 Opinion No. 7113: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Peace Officers....................................................... 210 Opinion No. 7120: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Law Enforcement, Municipalities, Police........................................... 213 Opinion No. 7133: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Criminal Law....................................................................................... 215 Opinion No. 7136: Concealed Weapons, Firearms, Criminal Law....................................................................................... 218 Opinion No. 7152: Firearms, Licenses................................................................................................................................. 220 Opinion No. 7182: Firearms, Law Enforcement Officers..................................................................................................... 222 Opinion No. 7183: Firearms, Michigan Penal Code............................................................................................................. 225 Opinion No. 7253: Firearms, Firearms Act, Michigan Penal Code, Short-Barreled Shotgun.............................................. 228 Opinion No. 7254: Const. 1963, Art. 1, ?6, Firearms, Natural Resources Commission...................................................... 230 Opinion No. 7260: Firearms, Silencers or Mufflers, Michigan Penal Code......................................................................... 233 Opinion No. 7304: Firearms Act, Licenses and Permits, Concealed Weapons.................................................................... 237 Opinion No. 7311: Michigan State Capitol Historic Site Act, Michigan Capitol Commission, Firearms........................... 243

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CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (EXCERPT) We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

AMENDMENT II. A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.

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CONSTITUTION OF MICHIGAN OF 1963 (EXCERPT) Preamble.

We, the people of the State of Michigan, grateful to Almighty God for the blessings of freedom, and earnestly desiring to secure these blessings undiminished to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this constitution.

ARTICLE I DECLARATION OF RIGHTS ? 6 Bearing of arms. Sec. 6. Every person has a right to keep and bear arms for the defense of himself and the state.

History: Const. 1963, Art. I, ? 6, Eff. Jan. 1, 1964. Former constitution: See Const. 1908, Art. II, ? 5.

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PURCHASE OF RIFLES AND SHOTGUNS Act 207 of 1969

AN ACT to permit residents to purchase rifles and shotguns in contiguous states and to provide for reciprocity.

History: 1969, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969.

The People of the State of Michigan enact: 3.111 Rifles and shotguns; purchases by residents.

Sec. 1. Residents of this state may purchase rifles and shotguns in any state if they conform to the federal gun control act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, and the regulations issued under that act, as administered by the secretary of the treasury, and with the laws of the state in which the purchase is made.

History: 1969, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969;Am. 2012, Act 378, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.

3.112 Rifles and shotguns; purchases by nonresidents. Sec. 2. Residents of another state may purchase rifles and shotguns in this state if they conform to the federal gun control

act of 1968, Public Law 90-618, and the regulations issued under that act, as administered by the secretary of the treasury, and with the laws of the state in which the purchaser resides.

History: 1969, Act 207, Imd. Eff. Aug. 6, 1969;Am. 2012, Act 378, Imd. Eff. Dec. 18, 2012.

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