HOUSE BILL NO. 4690

June 05, 2019, Introduced by Reps. Hope, Wittenberg, Elder, Pagan, Brixie, Kuppa, Anthony and Gay-Dagnogo 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, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and electro-muscular disruption devices 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 2c.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 2c. (1) A recognized target range or shooting facility shall not rent, lease, or loan a firearm to an individual unless the target range or shooting facility has verified 1 of the following:

(a) That the individual is not prohibited under federal law from possessing a firearm by performing a background check through the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

(b) That the individual is licensed to carry a concealed pistol under section 5b.

(c) That the individual has a valid license issued under section 2.

(2) A recognized target range or shooting facility that violates subsection (1), or whose employee violates subsection (1), is responsible for a state civil infraction and may be ordered to pay a civil fine of not more than $500.00.