HOUSE BILL No. 5554 February 10, 1998, Introduced by Reps. McNutt, Cropsey, Lowe, Wetters, Llewellyn, Curtis, Profit, DeHart, McBryde, Gernaat, Nye, Horton, Middleton, Kukuk, Schauer, Walberg, Wojno, Middaugh, Kaza, Frank, Brewer, Jelinek, Varga, London, Rocca, Prusi, Birkholz, Gustafson, Hanley, Dalman, Tesanovich, Crissman, Hammerstrom, Jellema, Law, Jansen, DeVuyst, McManus, Raczkowski, Sikkema, Geiger, Cassis, Dobb, Leland, Rhead, Owen, Galloway, Brackenridge, Whyman, Bodem, Green, Goschka, Voorhees, Callahan, Richner, Baade, Scranton, Oxender, Alley, Cherry, Harder, Basham, Mans, Schermesser, Freeman and Olshove and referred to the Committee on House Oversight and Ethics. A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled "An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing, possess- ing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms possessed in violation of this act; to provide immunity from civil liability under certain circum- stances; to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local agencies; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts incon- sistent with the provisions of this act," (MCL 28.421 to 28.434) by adding section 5l. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT: 1 SEC. 5l. A PISTOL TRAINING OR SAFETY PROGRAM DESCRIBED IN 2 SECTION 5B(8)(J) MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS FOR IMPARTING KNOWLEDGE 3 OR TRAINING IN THE SAFE USE AND HANDLING OF A PISTOL ONLY IF ALL 4 OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE MET: 5 (A) THE COURSE PROVIDES AT LEAST 12 HOURS OF INSTRUCTION IN 6 THE SAFE USE AND HANDLING OF A PISTOL, THE LAW OF SELF-DEFENSE, H04590'97 ** TVD 2 1 AND CIVIL AND CRIMINAL LIABILITY FOR IMPROPER USE OF A PISTOL, 2 AND INCLUDES AT LEAST 4 HOURS OF FIRING RANGE TIME. 3 (B) THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION. 4 Enacting section 1. This amendatory act takes effect 5 January 1, 1999. 6 Enacting section 2. This amendatory act does not take 7 effect unless all of the following bills of the 89th Legislature 8 are enacted into law: 9 (a) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 10 no. 00241'97 ***). 11 (b) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 12 no. 00241'97 a ***). 13 (c) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 14 no. 00241'97 b ***). 15 (d) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 16 no. 03890'97 **). 17 (e) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 18 no. 04589'97 **). 19 (f) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 20 no. 04591'97 **). 21 (g) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 22 no. 04592'97 **). 23 (h) Senate Bill No. _____ or House Bill No. _____ (request 24 no. 05184'97 *). H04590'97 ** Final page. TVD