Michigan Gun Laws
STATE CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISION - Article 1, Section 6.
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | Yes* |
Registration of Firearms | No | Yes |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | Yes |
* A permit to purchase is required to buy a handgun from a private individual. A license to purchase is not required if purchasing a handgun from a Federal Firearms Dealer. The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | Enacted |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Partial Ban |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Outright Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | With Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Antiques and Replicas
Handguns kept solely for the purpose of display, as relics, curios, or antiques not made for modern ammunition or permanently deactivated are exempt from the registration and sale provisions. MORE |
Carrying
It is unlawful to carry a handgun concealed on or about one’s person or concealed or openly in a vehicle without a license to carry a concealed pistol. Michigan only honors Resident Permits from states they honor. Michigan Laws 28.422(9) and MSP website. MORE |
Miscellaneous
Michigan provides a two-year mandatory prison term for any felony committed by a person carrying or possessing a firearm. This sentence is in addition to the sentence imposed for committing the felony and must be served consecutively. The person subject to this provision “shall not be eligible for parole or probation during the mandatory term.” MORE |
National Firearms Act
Unless you are in complete compliance with Federal and State Law, it is unlawful to sell, offer for sale, possess or manufacture any machine gun “which shoots or is designed to shoot automatically more than one shot without manual reloading by a single function of the trigger.” Similarly, a "short-barreled rifle" or "short-barreled shotgun" are unlawful to make, sell or possess, unless all provisions of Federal Law and state law have been complied with. MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required to possess a rifle or shotgun. MORE |
Preemption
All regulation of firearms and ammunition is reserved to the state legislature. No local unit of government may regulate firearms or ammunition unless it is expressly declared in state law. MORE |
Purchase
No permit is required for the purchase of a rifle or shotgun. MORE |
Range Protection
A municipal government may not limit the noise of a range that occurs on a regular basis. An expansion of a range may be subject to noise regulation. MORE |
Notes
1. A person who is eighteen or older, but under 21, may purchase a handgun, but not from a federally licensed dealer who is prohibited from selling a handgun to anyone younger than 21. MORE |
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Friday, January 1, 1988
Gregory Brown had arrived at his Detroit, Mich., restaurant when a man approached brandishing a revolver and demanding ...
Saturday, August 1, 1987
Alice Teamer, a 39-year-old resident of northwest Detroit, Mich., was upstairs in her home at night when a ...
Wednesday, July 1, 1987
Suburban Detroit, Mich., ambulance paramedic Ronald Matthews took a sick day off from work and surprised three men ...
Monday, June 1, 1987
Esther Flores heard glass breaking on the back porch of her Pontiac, Mich., home, so she called police ...
Monday, December 1, 1986
A Kalamazoo, Mich., man was awakened by a noise in his home late at night. The homeowner armed ...
Wednesday, October 1, 1986
Off-duty Detroit, Mich., policeman Robert Winbourn was attacked by three would-be robbers, one of whom was armed with ...
Friday, August 1, 1986
When Newaygo, Mich., farmer James Bunker discoverd three prison escapees in his barn, the trio fled--two straight into ...
Friday, August 1, 1986
The two young men said they were interested in jewelry Walter Nowicki had advertised for sale. But as ...
Thursday, May 1, 1986
"Stop right where you are," shouted the determined young Detroit mother. She had a shotgun trained on three ...
Saturday, February 1, 1986
Suspicious noises coming from outside her home prompted a 78-year-old Detroit, Mich., woman to investigate with a shotgun ...