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We frequently receive questions from U.S. LawShield members regarding transporting guns into Michigan from other states. These questions typically involve a fellow member who is moving from another land or receiving the firearm as either a souvenir or an inheritance.

Applying for a Firearm License

Allow'due south commencement with long guns. In Michigan, a background bank check is required before purchasing a new long gun from a dealer. Secondhand, inherited, or gifted long guns do not need to exist registered and tin can be sold or transferred privately without a groundwork bank check for the subsequent purchaser. Consequently, long guns tin be transported into Michigan without the need for a background check or firearm license.

The same is not truthful as it relates to handguns, which are required to be "licensed" (registered) in the State of Michigan. See MCL § 28.422. Under Michigan law, the term "pistol" is substituted for "handgun." A pistol is divers by MCL § 750.222(f) every bit a "loaded or unloaded firearm that is 26 inches or less in length, or a loaded or unloaded firearm that by its construction and appearance conceals itself as a firearm." If a person wants to bring a firearm coming together that description into Michigan, they must register the gun appropriately.

The Michigan Pistol Registration Class

Those moving to Michigan must gear up a Michigan Pistol Registration form (Form RI-060) for each pistol they intend to bring into the Land. The new resident will sign equally both the seller and purchaser on the form and submit it to the Michigan State Police. See MCL § 28.422(5). Usually this is accomplished by dropping the class off at the county sheriff's station nearest to where y'all are moving. Although failure to register a pistol is simply a civil infraction, MCL § 750.232a makes it a misdemeanor to receive an unlicensed pistol. Therefore, if you ever want to sell the pistol or give information technology as a souvenir, you will be required to register it first or the recipient will exist committing a crime.

Inheriting

If you lot accept inherited a pistol that is already physically in the State of Michigan, then you lot should obtain and set Class RI-060. In this example, the personal representative of the estate volition sign the form as the seller; however, they will use "The Estate of [decedent]" for the seller'southward proper name. You will besides need the personal representative to bring the expiry certificate when you lot drop off the form as indicated above.

Gifts

It is a federal felony to straight gift a firearm across state lines, and both the gift giver and the receiver can be prosecuted. If the person giving the gift is non a Michigan resident, then the transaction must exist completed through a federal firearms licensee ("FFL") in Michigan who volition consummate a groundwork check on the recipient prior to completing the transaction.

For more information about moving and transporting firearms to Michigan, contact U.S. LawShield and ask to speak to your Independent Programme Attorney.

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