I was browsing a booklet I have here today, and decided to share some of the things I found
These are all out of the Firearms Laws of Michigan - Statutes compiled by the Legistlative Service Bureau Purusant to Act ,381 of 2000. Publish date on this particular manual is April 2003 but it is still current, at least according to the concealed weapons board I talked to today.
8.3T "Firearm" defined
Sec. 3t. the word "firearm", except as otherwise specifically defined in the statutes, shall be construed to include any weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be propelled by using explosives, gas, or air as a means of propulsion, except any smooth bore rifle or handgun designed and manufactured exclusively for propelling BB's not exceeding .177 calibre by means of spring, gas, or air.
600.2951 (b) "Pistol" means a firearm, loaded or unloaded, 30 inches or less in legth, or any firearm, loaded or unloaded, which by its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm.
750.82 Felenious assault
Sec. 82 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) [Note: subsection 2 deals with a weapons free school zone and harsher penalties, I have not included it here], a person who assaults another person with a gun, revolver, pistol, knife, iron bar, club, brass knuckles, or other dangerous weapon without intending to commit murder or to inflict great bodily harm less than murder is guilty of a felony punishable by improsonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than 2,000.00, or both
750.171 Engaging in or challenging to fight duel.
Sec 171. Engaging in or challenging to fight a duel - Any person who shall engage in a duel with any deadly , although no homicide enuse, or who shall challenge another to fight such a duel, or shall send or deliver any written or verbal message, purporting or intended to such challenge, although no duel ensue, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than 5,000 dollars, and shall also be incapable of holding or of being elected or appointed to any place of honor, profit, or trust, under the constitution or laws of this state.
750.222
Sec. 222 as used in this chapter
(b) "Barrel length" means the internal lenght of a firarm as measured form the face of the closed breech of the firearm when it is unloaded, to the forward face of the end of the barrel.
(e) "Pistol" means a loaded or unloaded firearm that is 30 inches or less in length, or al oaded or unloaded firearm that by its construction and appearance concels itself as a firearm.
(i) "Short barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having 1 or more barrles less than 18 inches in length or a weapon made from a shotugne, wheter by alteration, modification or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has ano verall lenght of less than 26 inches.
(K) "Short barrled rifle" means a rifle having 1 or more barrels less than 16 inches in length or a weapon made from a rfiel, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, i the weapon as modified has an overall lenght of less than 26
750.223 Selling firearms and ammunitons:...
Sec 223 (2) A persone who knowingly sells a firearm more than 30 inches in length to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a misdeameanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or a fine of not more than $2,000.oo or both. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the person who sold the fireamr asked to see and was shown a driver's liscence or identification card issued by a state that identified the purchaser being 18 years of age or older.
750.224b Short barrled shotgun or rifle...
Sec 224b (1) A person shall nto manufacture, sell,offer for sale, or possesss a short barreled shotgun or a short barreld rifle.
2) A person who violates this section is guitly of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a finde of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
750.235 Firearm; injuring, intentionally aimed without malice.
Sec 23. Injuring by discharging of a fire-arm intentionally but without malice pointed at another - Any person who shall maim or injure any other person by the discharge of any fire-arm pointed or aimed intentionally, without malice, at any suchperson shall be guitly of a misdeamonor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 dollars.
752.861 Careless, reckless, or negligent use of firearms, penalty.
Sec 1. Any person who, because of carelessness, recklessness, or negligence, but not willfully or wantonly, shall cause or allow any fireamr under his immediate control, to be discharged so as to kill or injure another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprsionment in the state prison for not more than 2 years, or b a fine of not more than 2,000.00., or by improsonment in the county jal for not more than 1 year, in the discretion of the court.
Ok folks... this is all I am typing for tonight.. I can get into the sale of firearms and proper documentation required at a later time. Please don't take this as a "trying to hurt the game" thread. I am trying to identify issues, so that we have knowledge of them and can act accordingly
These are all out of the Firearms Laws of Michigan - Statutes compiled by the Legistlative Service Bureau Purusant to Act ,381 of 2000. Publish date on this particular manual is April 2003 but it is still current, at least according to the concealed weapons board I talked to today.
8.3T "Firearm" defined
Sec. 3t. the word "firearm", except as otherwise specifically defined in the statutes, shall be construed to include any weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be propelled by using explosives, gas, or air as a means of propulsion, except any smooth bore rifle or handgun designed and manufactured exclusively for propelling BB's not exceeding .177 calibre by means of spring, gas, or air.
600.2951 (b) "Pistol" means a firearm, loaded or unloaded, 30 inches or less in legth, or any firearm, loaded or unloaded, which by its construction and appearance conceals it as a firearm.
750.82 Felenious assault
Sec. 82 (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) [Note: subsection 2 deals with a weapons free school zone and harsher penalties, I have not included it here], a person who assaults another person with a gun, revolver, pistol, knife, iron bar, club, brass knuckles, or other dangerous weapon without intending to commit murder or to inflict great bodily harm less than murder is guilty of a felony punishable by improsonment for not more than 4 years or a fine of not more than 2,000.00, or both
750.171 Engaging in or challenging to fight duel.
Sec 171. Engaging in or challenging to fight a duel - Any person who shall engage in a duel with any deadly , although no homicide enuse, or who shall challenge another to fight such a duel, or shall send or deliver any written or verbal message, purporting or intended to such challenge, although no duel ensue, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years or by a fine of not more than 5,000 dollars, and shall also be incapable of holding or of being elected or appointed to any place of honor, profit, or trust, under the constitution or laws of this state.
750.222
Sec. 222 as used in this chapter
(b) "Barrel length" means the internal lenght of a firarm as measured form the face of the closed breech of the firearm when it is unloaded, to the forward face of the end of the barrel.
(e) "Pistol" means a loaded or unloaded firearm that is 30 inches or less in length, or al oaded or unloaded firearm that by its construction and appearance concels itself as a firearm.
(i) "Short barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having 1 or more barrles less than 18 inches in length or a weapon made from a shotugne, wheter by alteration, modification or otherwise, if the weapon as modified has ano verall lenght of less than 26 inches.
(K) "Short barrled rifle" means a rifle having 1 or more barrels less than 16 inches in length or a weapon made from a rfiel, whether by alteration, modification, or otherwise, i the weapon as modified has an overall lenght of less than 26
750.223 Selling firearms and ammunitons:...
Sec 223 (2) A persone who knowingly sells a firearm more than 30 inches in length to a person under 18 years of age is guilty of a misdeameanor, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $500.00, or both. A second or subsequent violation of this subsection is a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 4 years, or a fine of not more than $2,000.oo or both. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this subsection that the person who sold the fireamr asked to see and was shown a driver's liscence or identification card issued by a state that identified the purchaser being 18 years of age or older.
750.224b Short barrled shotgun or rifle...
Sec 224b (1) A person shall nto manufacture, sell,offer for sale, or possesss a short barreled shotgun or a short barreld rifle.
2) A person who violates this section is guitly of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a finde of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
750.235 Firearm; injuring, intentionally aimed without malice.
Sec 23. Injuring by discharging of a fire-arm intentionally but without malice pointed at another - Any person who shall maim or injure any other person by the discharge of any fire-arm pointed or aimed intentionally, without malice, at any suchperson shall be guitly of a misdeamonor, punishable by imprisonment in the county jail not more than 1 year or by a fine of not more than 500 dollars.
752.861 Careless, reckless, or negligent use of firearms, penalty.
Sec 1. Any person who, because of carelessness, recklessness, or negligence, but not willfully or wantonly, shall cause or allow any fireamr under his immediate control, to be discharged so as to kill or injure another person, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprsionment in the state prison for not more than 2 years, or b a fine of not more than 2,000.00., or by improsonment in the county jal for not more than 1 year, in the discretion of the court.
Ok folks... this is all I am typing for tonight.. I can get into the sale of firearms and proper documentation required at a later time. Please don't take this as a "trying to hurt the game" thread. I am trying to identify issues, so that we have knowledge of them and can act accordingly
maybe my Ion will be here this week and I can go 
... maybe my Devilmag will be here soon
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