June 21, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Hildenbrand, Taub, Vander Veen, Adamini, Brown, Stahl, Hansen, Wenke, Marleau, Baxter, Gosselin, Sheltrown, Caswell, Hune, Jones, Nitz, Rocca, Ball, Elsenheimer, Acciavatti, Robertson, Hoogendyk, Mortimer, Lemmons, Jr., Sheen, Pavlov, Pearce, Proos, Schuitmaker and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.
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 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.