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Bill would eliminate Michigan pistol registration mandate | MLive.com
As a long-time Hoosier (turned Michigander), I was shocked when I found out that I'd have to register my handguns with the state of Michigan. Note, there is no long gun registry.
The current law is something like this: the "registry" consists of the individual mailing in a form (Form RI-060) with details of the purchase (serial #, date, make/model/cal of gun, FFL#, etc) within 10 days of purchase from an FFL. The FFL keeps a hard-copy, as does the purchaser, and then a 3rd copy is sent to the state by the purchaser. For private sale, it is easiest if both parties have a MI Concealed Pistol License (CPL), otherwise the purchaser must obtain permission from local PD prior to private party sale. Penalty for not registering can be $250, but penalty for carrying an unregistered handgun can be much more severe. The list is kept by the MI State Police.
There's a lot of unspecified gray areas in the current law. Like when I moved to MI with my handguns from IN, my local PD (Ann Arbor) preferred to sit down with me for an awkward 10 min interview about me and my guns. I found no prescription for this in the law. General internet wisdom says to mail in the form, listing yourself as the buyer and seller of the gun with a note that you just moved into the state.
There is a new proposal to eliminate the state handgun registry - which would be great! I don't like being on a list IF I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG. Also, consider New Orleans after Katrina, when local PD (and natl. guard?) forcibly confiscated guns from people on their "list" - disarming citizens when they probably needed protection the most.
Bill would eliminate Michigan pistol registration mandate | MLive.com
As a long-time Hoosier (turned Michigander), I was shocked when I found out that I'd have to register my handguns with the state of Michigan. Note, there is no long gun registry.
The current law is something like this: the "registry" consists of the individual mailing in a form (Form RI-060) with details of the purchase (serial #, date, make/model/cal of gun, FFL#, etc) within 10 days of purchase from an FFL. The FFL keeps a hard-copy, as does the purchaser, and then a 3rd copy is sent to the state by the purchaser. For private sale, it is easiest if both parties have a MI Concealed Pistol License (CPL), otherwise the purchaser must obtain permission from local PD prior to private party sale. Penalty for not registering can be $250, but penalty for carrying an unregistered handgun can be much more severe. The list is kept by the MI State Police.
There's a lot of unspecified gray areas in the current law. Like when I moved to MI with my handguns from IN, my local PD (Ann Arbor) preferred to sit down with me for an awkward 10 min interview about me and my guns. I found no prescription for this in the law. General internet wisdom says to mail in the form, listing yourself as the buyer and seller of the gun with a note that you just moved into the state.
There is a new proposal to eliminate the state handgun registry - which would be great! I don't like being on a list IF I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING WRONG. Also, consider New Orleans after Katrina, when local PD (and natl. guard?) forcibly confiscated guns from people on their "list" - disarming citizens when they probably needed protection the most.