April 15, 2008, Introduced by Reps. Rick Jones, Steil, Stahl, Robertson, Wenke, Hoogendyk, Miller, Opsommer, Calley, Agema, Knollenberg, Casperson, Simpson, Horn and LaJoy and referred to the Committee on Tourism, Outdoor Recreation and Natural Resources.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled
"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,
possessing, 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 or other
authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms under
certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to
provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances;
to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local
agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply
for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make
appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the
appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts
inconsistent with this act,"
by amending section 12 (MCL 28.432), as amended by 2006 PA 75.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12. (1) Sections 2 and 9 do not apply to any of the
following:
(a) A police or correctional agency of the United States or of
this state or any subdivision of this state.
(b) The United States army, air force, navy, or marine corps.
(c) An organization authorized by law to purchase or receive
weapons from the United States or from this state.
(d) The national guard, armed forces reserves, or other duly
authorized military organization.
(e) A member of an entity or organization described in
subdivisions (a) to (d) for a pistol while engaged in the course of
his or her duties with that entity or while going to or returning
from those duties.
(f) A United States citizen holding a license to carry a
pistol concealed upon his or her person issued by another state.
(g) The regular and ordinary transportation of a pistol as
merchandise by an authorized agent of a person licensed to
manufacture firearms or a licensed dealer.
(h) Purchasing, owning, carrying, possessing, using, or
transporting an antique firearm. As used in this subdivision,
"antique firearm" means that term as defined in section 231a of the
Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.231a.
(i) An individual carrying, possessing, using, or transporting
a pistol belonging to another individual, if the other individual's
pistol is properly licensed and inspected under this act and the
individual carrying, possessing, using, or transporting the pistol
has obtained a license under section 5b to carry a concealed
pistol.
(j) A nonresident who is licensed to carry, possess, use, and
transport a pistol in another state or who is exempt from licensure
in that other state, who carries, possesses, uses, or transports a
pistol in this state for a period not to exceed 30 days. As used in
this subdivision, "nonresident" means an individual who is a lawful
resident of another state, the District of Columbia, or a territory
or possession of the United States.
(2)
The amendatory act that added subdivision (h) subsection
(1)(h) shall be known and may be cited as the "Janet Kukuk act".