Verified Firearm Specifications

MI1073 — private sales : point of sale

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422a Sec. 2a. (1)(d)

Sec. 2a. (1) The following individuals are not required to obtain a license under section 2 [§ 28.422] to purchase, carry, possess, use, or transport a firearm: …(d) An individual purchasing a firearm other than a pistol who has a federal national instant criminal background check performed on the individual by a federally licensed firearms dealer not more than 5 days before the purchase.

MI1043 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

MI1042 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

MI1056 — permit to purchase

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422 Sec. 2. (1)

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.

MI1001 — permit to purchase

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

§ 28.422. License to purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistol; issuance; qualifications; applications; sale of pistol; exemptions; nonresidents; forging application as felony; implementation during business hours. Sec. 2.

MI1004 — sales from dealer

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

(3) The commissioner or chief of police of a city, township, or village police department that issues licenses to purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistols, or his or her duly authorized deputy, or the sheriff or his or her duly authorized deputy, in the parts of a county not included within a city, township, or village having an organized police department, in discharging the duty to issue licenses shall with...

MI1072 — shall issue

Citation: Mich Comp. Laws Serv. Sec. 28.422 Sec. 2

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not do either of the following: (a) Purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (b) Purchase a firearm that is not a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the firearm as prescribed in this section.

MI1007 — shall issue

Citation: Mich Comp. Laws Serv. Sec. 28.422 5b(7)

Until November 30, 2015, the concealed weapon licensing board and, beginning December 1, 2015, the county clerk shall issue and shall send by first-class mail a license to an applicant to carry a concealed pistol within the period required under this act if the concealed weapon licensing board or county clerk determines that all of the following circumstances exist: [lists requirements (a) through (n)].

MI1006 — may issue

Citation: Mich. Comp Laws § 28.422(3)

The commissioner or chief of police of a city, township, or village police department that issues licenses to purchase, carry, or transport pistols, or his or her duly authorized deputy, or the sheriff or his or her duly authorized deputy, in the parts of a county not included within a city, township, or village having an organized police department, in discharging the duty to issue licenses shall with due speed and...

MI1010 — stand your ground

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.972(2)

An individual who has not or is not engaged in the commission of a crime at the time he or she uses force other than deadly force may use force other than deadly force against another individual anywhere he or she has the legal right to be with no duty to retreat if he or she honestly and reasonably believes that the use of that force is necessary to defend himself or herself or another individual from the imminent...

MI1009 — traditional

Common law castle doctrine. Common law castle doctrine was solidified in the United States throughout the 19th century. “By the beginning of the twentieth century it was well accepted in the United States that a man attacked in his own home had no duty to retreat before using deadly force, so long as he reasonably believed it necessary to save his own life.” Indeed, by the 1920s, sources note that the castle...

MI1057 — negligent storage

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.429

Sec. 9. (1) An individual who stores or leaves a firearm unattended on premises under the individual's control, and who knows or reasonably should know that a minor is, or is likely to be, present on the premises, shall do 1 or more of the following: (a) Store the firearm in a locked box or container.

MI1058 — assault weapons ban - Federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102

This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

MI1060 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103

SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

MI1049 — public and private : CCW not allowed

Citation: M.C.L.A. § 28.425o(a)

Subject to subsection (5), an individual licensed under this act to carry a concealed pistol, or who is exempt from licensure under section 12a(h),1 shall not carry a concealed pistol on the premises of any of the following: (h) A dormitory or classroom of a community college, college, or university.

MI1051 — comprehensive

Citation: M.C.L.A. § 123.1102

Subject to the provisions of Section 45-9-53, no county or municipality may adopt any ordinance that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components.

MI1061 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

MI1062 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

MI1063 — minimum age possession - federal

Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

MI1013 — youth possession

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 750.234f

Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual less than 18 years of age shall not possess a firearm in public except under the direct supervision of an individual 18 years of age or older.

MI1017 — purchase and sale

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.422(2)(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (b) The person is 18 years of age or older or, if the seller is licensed under 18 USC 923, is 21 years of age or older.

MI1029 — youth possession

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 750.234f

Except as provided in subsection (2), an individual less than 18 years of age shall not possess a firearm in public except under the direct supervision of an individual 18 years of age or older.

MI1016 — purchase and sale

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.422(2)(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (b) The person is 18 years of age

MI1019 — purchase and sale

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422(3)(b)

(3) The commissioner or chief of police of a city, township, or village police department that issues licenses to purchase, carry, possess, or transport pistols, or his or her duly authorized deputy, or the sheriff or his or her duly authorized deputy, in the parts of a county not included within a city, township, or village having an organized police department, in discharging the duty to issue licenses shall with...

MI1020 — purchase and sale

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.223(2)

A person who knowingly sells a firearm more than 26 inches in length to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

MI1015 — purchase and sale

Citation: 1927 P.A. 372 § 2

No person shall purchase a pistol as defined in this act without first having obtained a license therefor herein...No such license shall be granted to any person except he be nineteen years of age or over

MI1022 — license required

Citation: Michigan Comp. Laws § 28.422(1)

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.

MI1070 — required

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422 Sec. 2. (1)(b) and Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422a Sec. 2a. (1)

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not do either of the following: (a) Purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. M.C.L.A. § 28.422 Sec. 2.

MI1071 — required

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422 Sec. 2. (1)(a)

Sec. 2. (1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not do either of the following: (a) Purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.

MI1064 — required

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws § 28.422

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section.

MI1074 — erpo : ex parte expanded

Citation: MCR 3.718 (A)

(A) Ex Parte Orders. Except as otherwise provided in this rule: (1) The court must rule on a request for an ex parte order within one business day of the filing date of the complaint. The court must expedite and give priority to ruling on a request for an ex parte order.

MI1035 — dvro ex parte : expanded

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 600.2950, 600.2950a

Sec. 2950. (1) By commencing an independent action to obtain relief under this section, by joining a claim to an action, or by filing a motion in an action in which the petitioner and the individual to be restrained or enjoined are parties, an individual may petition the circuit court to enter a personal protection order to restrain or enjoin a spouse, a former spouse, an individual with whom he or she has had a...

MI1032 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (g) The person is not under an order of involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting due to mental illness. (h) The person has not been adjudged legally incapacitated in this state or elsewhere.

MI1033 — mental health : committed to mh facility : outpatient

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

Except as otherwise provided in this act, a person shall not purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (g) The person is not under an order of involuntary commitment in an inpatient or outpatient setting due to mental illness. (h) The person has not been adjudged legally incapacitated in this state or elsewhere.

MI1065 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

(a) Purchase, carry, possess, or transport a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the pistol as prescribed in this section. (b) Purchase a firearm that is not a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the firearm as prescribed in this section.

MI1066 — mental health : committed to mh facility : outpatient

Citation: Mich. Comp. Laws Serv. § 28.422

(b) Purchase a firearm that is not a pistol in this state without first having obtained a license for the firearm as prescribed in this section. This subdivision does not apply to the purchase or acquisition of a firearm that occurred before the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subdivision.