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jurisdiction in the area of the applicant’s residence that the device will be used for lawful purposes, and that its possession does not violate state or local law. See 27 CFR Part 479, Subparts E and F. 4 Turning to your question, the analysis begins with section 224 of the Michigan Penal Code, MCL 750.224, found in Chap WHU UHODWLQJ WR ¿UHDUPV 3XEOLF $FW RI UHRUJDQL]HG WKH VHFWLRQ LQWR LWV SUHVHQW VWUXFWXUH LQFOXGLQJ IRXU VXEVHFWLRQV prohibitions are stated in subsection (1)(a) through (e); the penalty for violating the section is stated in subsection (2); the H[FHSWLRQV DUH VWDWHG LQ VXEVHFWLRQ D WKURXJK F DQG VXEVHFWLRQ SURYLGHV D GH¿QLWLRQ RI WKH WHUP ³PXIÀHU´ RU ³VLOHQFHU ´ 5 6HFWLRQ WKXV SURYLGHV LQ SDUW (1) A person shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or possess any of the following D $ PDFKLQH JXQ RU ¿UHDUP WKDW VKRRWV RU LV GHVLJQHG WR VKRRW DXWRPDWLFDOO\ PRUH WKDQ VKRW ZLWK out manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger. (b) A PXIÀHU RU VLOHQFHU . (c) A bomb or bombshell. (d) A blackjack, slugshot, billy, metallic knuckles, sand club, sand bag, or bludgeon. (e) A device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contrivance designed to render a person temporarily or permanently disabled by the ejection, release, or emission of a gas or other substance. (2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than \HDUV RU D ¿QH RI QRW PRUH WKDQ RU ERWK (3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following D $ VHOI GHIHQVH VSUD\ RU IRDP GHYLFH DV GH¿QHG LQ VHFWLRQ G > @ E $ SHUVRQ PDQXIDFWXULQJ ¿UHDUPV H[SORVLYHV RU PXQLWLRQV RI ZDU E\ YLUWXH RI D FRQWUDFW ZLWK D department of the government of the United States. The plain language of MCL 750.224(1) prohibits the possession, manufacture, or sale of silencers. But subsection 3 of sec WLRQ VWDWHV D QXPEHU RI H[FHSWLRQV WR WKH JHQHUDO SURKLELWLRQ VHW IRUWK LQ VXEVHFWLRQ 7KH TXHVWLRQ WKHUHIRUH LV ZKHWKHU DQ\ RI WKHVH H[FHSWLRQV DSSO\ WR VLOHQFHUV 7KH ¿UVW WZR VXEVHFWLRQV D DQG E GR QRW UHODWH WR VLOHQFHUV 7KXV DQ H[FHSWLRQ to the prohibition against possessing silencers stated in subsection (1) may only be found in the language of subsection (3)(c). 7 When construing a statute, the foremost obligation is to discern and effectuate the intent of the Legislature as may reasonably EH LQIHUUHG IURP WKH ZRUGV H[SUHVVHG LQ WKH VWDWXWH Halloran v Bhan 0LFK 1: G Massey v Mandell 0LFK 1: G 8QOHVV GH¿QHG LQ WKH VWDWXWH HYHU\ ZRUG RU SKUDVH RI D VWDWXWH VKRXOG EH DFFRUGHG LWV SODLQ DQG RUGLQDU\ PHDQLQJ WDNLQJ LQWR DFFRXQW WKH FRQWH[W LQ ZKLFK WKH ZRUGV DUH XVHG 0&/ D Western Michigan Univ Bd of Control v Michigan 0LFK 1: G %RWK WKH SODLQ PHDQLQJ RI WKH FULWLFDO word or phrase as well as its placement and purpose in the statutory scheme must be considered. Sun Valley Foods Co v Ward , 0LFK 1: G 1RWKLQJ PD\ EH UHDG LQWR DQ XQDPELJXRXV VWDWXWH WKDW LV QRW ZLWKLQ WKH PDQLIHVW intent of the Legislature as derived from the words of the statute itself. Roberts v Mecosta County General Hosp 0LFK 1: G %XW HIIHFW PXVW EH JLYHQ WR HYHU\ ZRUG LQ D VWDWXWH VR DV WR DYRLG DQ LQWHUSUHWDWLRQ WKDW ZRXOG UHQGHU any part surplusage. Jenkins v Patel 0LFK 1: G The language of subsection (3)(c) of section 224 must be analyzed with these guiding principles in mind. That language VWDWHV WKDW VXEVHFWLRQ GRHV QRW DSSO\ WR ³$ SHUVRQ OLFHQVHG E\´ WKH %XUHDX RI $OFRKRO 7REDFFR )LUHDUPV DQG ([SOR sives “to manufacture, sell, or possess a machine gun, or a device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contrivance described in VXEVHFWLRQ ´ 7KH SODLQ WH[W DSSOLHV WR D SHUVRQ IHGHUDOO\ OLFHQVHG ³WR PDQXIDFWXUH VHOO RU SRVVHVV D PDFKLQH JXQ ´ 2$* 1R S 'HFHPEHU H[DPLQHG WKLV SURYLVLRQ DQG WKH DSSOLFDEOH IHGHUDO OLFHQVLQJ ODZ DQG FRQFOXGHG WKDW LW DXWKRUL]HG D SHUVRQ LQ 0LFKLJDQ WR SRVVHVV D PDFKLQH JXQ LI LW ZDV ODZIXOO\ SRVVHVVHG EHIRUH 0D\ DQG ZDV 4 0RUH GHWDLOHG LQIRUPDWLRQ UHJDUGLQJ WKLV SURFHVV PD\ EH IRXQG RQ WKH %XUHDX RI $OFRKRO 7REDFFR )LUHDUPV DQG ([SORVLYHV ZHEVLWH DW KWWS ZZZ DWI gov> (accessed August 31, 2011). 5 6HH WKH IXOO WH[W RI WKH FXUUHQW GH¿QLWLRQ TXRWHG LQ Q 0&/ G GH¿QHV D VHOI GHIHQVH VSUD\ GHYLFH WR LQFOXGH WKRVH GHYLFHV FDSDEOH RI FDUU\LQJ DQG HMHFWV UHOHDVHV RU HPLWV QRW PRUH WKDQ JUDPV RI any combination of orthochlorobenzalmalononitrile and inert ingredients or a solution containing not more than 10% oleoresin capsicum. 7 %XW VHH 0&/ IRU DGGLWLRQDO H[FHSWLRQV QRW UHOHYDQW WR \RXU TXHVWLRQV DIIRUGHG WR ODZ HQIRUFHPHQW DUPHG IRUFHV DQG VLPLODU SHUVRQQHO F $ SHUVRQ OLFHQVHG E\ WKH >'LUHFWRU RI WKH %XUHDX RI $OFRKRO 7REDFFR )LUHDUPV DQG ([SORVLYHV@ to manufacture, sell, or possess a machine gun, or a device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contriv ance described in subsection (1). >(PSKDVLV DGGHG @

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