April 20, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Jones, LaJoy, Baxter, Stewart, Elsenheimer, Rocca, Robertson, Sheltrown, Steil, Garfield, Acciavatti, Pearce, Wenke, Palsrok, Hummel, Hansen, Gosselin, Booher, Polidori, Stahl, Cushingberry, Anderson, Hune, Nofs, Farhat, Vander Veen, Ball and Moolenaar and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.
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 2004 PA 99.
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 his or her spouse, if the spouse's pistol is
properly licensed and inspected under this act and the individual
carrying, possessing, using, or transporting the pistol has also
obtained a license under this act to carry, possess, use, or
transport a pistol.
(2) The amendatory act that added subdivision (h) shall be
known and may be cited as the "Janet Kukuk act".