IMPORTANT UPDATE - December 18, 2012!

On December 18^th, 2012, Governor Snyder signed Public Act 377 which, effective on that date, has made the following changes to the License to Purchase requirements:

 ·         If you are buying a handgun from someone with a Federal Firearms License (FFL), including a retail store (such as Cabela’s, Ann Arbor Arms, etc.), you NO LONGER are required to obtain a License to Purchase prior to your purchase.  The FFL will provide you with a pistol sales record, which must be filled out and the agency copy and MSP copy returned to the police agency for which you reside.  If you do not have a Concealed Pistol License (CPL), please have the FFL fill in their FFL number in the CPL number field on the form.

·         If you are obtaining a pistol from a private individual who does not have an FFL (i.e. a relative, a seller at a gun show, obtaining a gun from the estate from a deceased individual, etc.), you will be required to get a License to Purchase prior to obtaining the pistol, however, you may obtain it from ANY POLICE AGENCY in the State of Michigan, not just the police agency for which you live.  For example, if you live in the city of Ann Arbor, but work in Canton Twp., you could obtain the License to Purchase from Canton Twp.  Once the transaction has been completed, you will need to return the agency copy and MSP copy to the agency from which you obtained it from.  If you got the License to Purchase from Canton Twp. but live in Ann Arbor, you will need to return the MSP/Agency copies of the License to Purchase to Canton Twp.

·         After you get your License to Purchase, regardless of which agency you obtain it from, you will have 30 days to obtain the gun, changed from 10 days.

·         The basic pistol safety questionnaire will no longer be required to obtain a License to Purchase.

Also, for your information, Governor Snyder signed Public Act 242, which, effective January 1, 2013, changes the definition of a handgun from being a firearm less than 30 inches in overall length to a firearm less than 26 inches in overall length.  Anyone who has registered their gun as a handgun that was between 26 and 30 inches may choose to opt out of having their handgun registered by going to the Michigan State Police website (www.michigan.gov/msp), selecting Firearms on the left side, and the Firearms Forms.  Select form RI-044, fill it out, and submit it to the Firearms Record Unit.  Any forms received before January 1, 2013 will be invalid.

If you have any questions concerning the recent changes in the law, please feel free to contact Chris Briney at (734) 794-6930 ext. 49307. Office Hours are 8:30 am - 11:00 am and 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm.