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MI HB5704

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/30/2012

Primary Sponsor

Richard LeBlanc

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Origin

House of Representatives

96th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Amends MCL 750.224 to allow licensed individuals to manufacture, sell, or possess firearm mufflers or silencers under federal authorization from the Secretary of the Treasury.

  • Defines "muffler" or "silencer" to include devices for deadening firearm reports, combinations of parts designed for assembly, and individual parts intended for silencer assembly.

  • Maintains existing prohibitions on manufacturing, selling, or possessing machine guns, bombs, blackjacks, and gas-ejection devices, with penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment or $2,500 fine.

  • Continues exemptions for self-defense spray devices, government contractors manufacturing munitions, and federally licensed manufacturers of prohibited weapons.

Legislative Description

Weapons; firearms; manufacture, sale, and possession of firearm muffler or silencer; allow under certain circumstances. Amends sec. 224 of 1931 PA 328 (MCL 750.224).

Weapons, firearms

Last Action

Printed Bill Filed 05/31/2012

5/31/2012

Committee Referrals

Judiciary5/30/2012

Full Bill Text

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