HOUSE BILL No. 4604

 

April 30, 2003, Introduced by Reps. Acciavatti, Hummel, Casperson, Nofs, Brandenburg, Garfield, Stahl, LaJoy, Drolet, Ward, Huizenga, Taub, Nitz, DeRoche, Hager, Palsrok, Wenke, Howell, Newell, Meyer, Caswell, Pastor, Palmer, Shaffer, Pappageorge, Milosch, Bradstreet, Sheltrown, Hoogendyk, Tabor, Robertson, Farhat, Accavitti and Gillard and referred to the Committee on Conservation and Outdoor Recreation.

        

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                

                                                                                 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled                                             

                                                                                

    "The Michigan penal code,"                                                  

                                                                                

    (MCL 750.1 to 750.568) by adding section 227h.                              

                                                                                

                THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:                      

                                                                                

1       Sec. 227h.  (1) This chapter does not require a person to                   

                                                                                

2   have a permit issued by this state to lawfully sell or lawfully             

                                                                                

3   offer to sell any of the following in this state through the                

                                                                                

4   internet or other electronic media or through a newspaper,                  

                                                                                

5   magazine, or other print media:                                             

                                                                                

6       (a) An antique firearm.                                                     

                                                                                

7       (b) Ammunition for an antique firearm.                                      

                                                                                

8       (c) Percussion caps for use on antique firearms.                            

                                                                                

9       (d) Black gunpowder or a product substantially equivalent to                

                                                                                

10  black gunpowder.                                                            

                                                                                

11      (2) As used in this section, "antique firearm" means that                   

                                                                                


                                                                                

1   term as defined in section 231a.