SENATE BILL NO. 553


   April 29, 1999, Introduced by Senators JAYE, DUNASKISS, DINGELL 
        and BULLARD and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.



        A bill to amend 1990 PA 319, entitled

   "An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing cer-
   tain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale,
   transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other fire-
   arms, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of
   pistols or other firearms,"

   by amending the title and section 1 (MCL 123.1101) and by adding

   section 6.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 1                                  TITLE

 2         An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing

 3    certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase,

 4    sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other

 5    firearms, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components

 6    of pistols or other firearms; AND TO PROHIBIT POLITICAL

 7    SUBDIVISIONS FROM FILING CERTAIN CIVIL ACTIONS RELATED TO

 8    FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION.


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 1         Sec. 1.  As used in this act:

 2         (a) "Local unit of government" means a city, village, town-

 3    ship, or county.

 4         (B) "PERSON" MEANS AN INDIVIDUAL, PARTNERSHIP, CORPORATION,

 5    ASSOCIATION, GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, OR OTHER LEGAL ENTITY.

 6         (C)  (b)  "Pistol" means that term as defined
             in section 222

 7    of the Michigan penal code,  Act No. 328 of the Public Acts
             of

 8     1931, being section 750.222 of the Michigan Compiled Laws
                        1931

 9    PA 328, MCL 750.222.

10         (D) "POLITICAL SUBDIVISION" MEANS A LOCAL UNIT OF GOVERN-

11    MENT, A SCHOOL DISTRICT, OR ANOTHER GOVERNMENTAL UNIT, AGENCY,

12    BODY, BOARD, OR COMMISSION THAT IS NOT A STATE DEPARTMENT, BOARD,

13    COMMISSION, OR AGENCY OF STATE GOVERNMENT.

14         SEC. 6.  A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT FILE AN ACTION

15    FOR DAMAGES OR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AGAINST A PERSON FOR THE LAWFUL

16    DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, MARKETING, OR SALE TO THE PUBLIC OF FIREARMS

17    OR AMMUNITION.  THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO AN ACTION AGAINST

18    A FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION MANUFACTURER OR DEALER FOR BREACH OF

19    CONTRACT OR WARRANTY AS TO FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION PURCHASED BY A

20    POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.

















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