HB-4828, As Passed House, June 17, 2009

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4828

A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled

"The Michigan penal code,"

by amending section 224 (MCL 750.224), as amended by 2006 PA 401,

and by adding section 222b.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

Sec. 222b. As used in the laws of this state, "brass knuckles"

means a device worn over the knuckles on the back of the hand or

fitted over the fingers to increase the impact of a blow with the

fist.

Sec. 224. (1) A person shall not manufacture, sell, offer for

sale, or possess any of the following:

(a) A machine gun or firearm that shoots or is designed to

shoot automatically more than 1 shot without manual reloading, by a

single function of the trigger.

(b) A muffler or silencer.

(d) A blackjack, slungshot, billy, ~~metallic~~ brass knuckles,

sand club, sand bag, or bludgeon.

(e) A device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contrivance

designed to render a person temporarily or permanently disabled by

the ejection, release, or emission of a gas or other substance.

(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a

fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.

(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:

(a) A self-defense spray or foam device as defined in section

224d.

(b) A person manufacturing firearms, explosives, or munitions

of war by virtue of a contract with a department of the government

of the United States.

United States or the secretary's delegate to manufacture, sell, or

possess a machine gun, or a device, weapon, cartridge, container,

or contrivance described in subsection (1).

(4) As used in this chapter, "muffler" or "silencer" means 1

or more of the following:

(a) A device for muffling, silencing, or deadening the report

of a firearm.

(b) A combination of parts, designed or redesigned, and

intended for use in assembling or fabricating a muffler or