September 20, 2017, Introduced by Senators SHIRKEY, MEEKHOF and PAVLOV and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to amend 1990 PA 319, entitled
"An act to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain
restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale,
transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms,
or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or
components of pistols or other firearms,"
by amending sections 1 and 2 (MCL 123.1101 and 123.1102), as
amended by 2015 PA 29.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. As used in this act:
(a) "Firearm" means any weapon which will, is designed to, or
may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an
explosive.
(b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village,
township,
or county, school
district, intermediate school district,
community college district, public library, local authority created
under state law, or any other political subdivision of this state.
(c) "Pistol" means that term as defined in section 222 of the
Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.222.
(d) "Pneumatic gun" means any implement, designed as a gun,
that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air. Pneumatic
gun includes a paintball gun that expels by pneumatic pressure
plastic balls filled with paint for the purpose of marking the
point of impact.
Sec. 2. (1) A local unit of government shall not impose
special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation
pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership,
registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or
possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns,
ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols
or other firearms, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a
law of this state.
(2) This act does not prohibit the board of a school district
or the board of an intermediate school district from adopting or
enforcing policies regarding the possession of pistols, other
firearms, or pneumatic guns by students of that school district or
intermediate school district.