HB-4978, As Passed House, September 15, 2005

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4978

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled

"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,

possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting

devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain

firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other

authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms under

certain circumstances; to provide for penalties and remedies; to

provide immunity from civil liability under certain circumstances;

to prescribe the powers and duties of certain state and local

agencies; to prohibit certain conduct against individuals who apply

for or receive a license to carry a concealed pistol; to make

appropriations; to prescribe certain conditions for the

appropriations; and to repeal all acts and parts of acts

inconsistent with this act,"

(MCL 28.421 to 28.435) by adding section 6.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 6. A license shall not be issued to an applicant under

section 2 or 5b unless both of the following apply:

     (a) The issuing agency has determined through the federal

national instant criminal background check system (NICS) that the

applicant is not prohibited under federal law from possessing or

transporting a firearm.

     (b) If the applicant is not a United States citizen, the

issuing agency has verified through the United States immigration

and customs enforcement databases that the applicant is not an

illegal alien or a nonimmigrant alien.