2010 House Bill 5972

Revise pistol purchase license procedures

Introduced in the House

March 18, 2010

Introduced by Rep. Kimberly Meltzer (R-33)

To replace a current requirement that a person must get a license in advance from the local police or sheriff in order to purchase a pistol, with a registration process in which the seller of a pistol would submit a form naming the buyer, seller and details of the pistol to the local law enforcement agency, which would forward this to the State Police. <a href="http://www.michiganvotes.org/2007-HB-4490">Public Act 195 of 2008</a> eliminated the requirement that after the purchase buyers had to pistol to present the pistol to the local law enforcement agency for a “safety inspection”.

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, Tourism, and Outdoor Recreation

July 1, 2010

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.