April 2, 2009, Introduced by Rep. Opsommer and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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 12c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 12c. (1) A seller or a federally licensed firearms dealer
shall not do any of the following:
(a) Create a visible representation or a biometric record of
an individual who is purchasing a firearm, hand-loading equipment,
or ammunition, except for a visible representation created
incidentally to the routine use of surveillance cameras.
(b) Link a visible representation of a firearm, hand-loading
equipment, or ammunition transaction to an individual, except at
the request of law enforcement in connection with an ongoing
criminal investigation of a specific individual or pursuant to a
court order.
(c) Adopt a policy that requires either of the following:
(i) The creation of an ammunition database or registry of
individuals purchasing ammunition.
(ii) Require the photocopying of an individual's driver license
or the recording of information obtained from an individual's
driver license as a prerequisite for the individual's purchase of
ammunition.
(2) A person who violates this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.