FIREARMS LAWS OF MICHIGAN
Opinion No. 7304 June 19, 2018 FIREARMS ACT:
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LICENSES AND PERMITS:
CONCEALED WEAPONS: A resident of another state who holds a license to carry a pistol concealed upon his or her person issued by a state other than 0LFKLJDQ LV H[HPSW XQGHU VXEVHFWLRQ I 0&/ I RI WKH )LUHDUPV $FW IURP REWDLQLQJ D OLFHQVH WR SXUFKDVH carry, possess, or transport a pistol as required by section 2, MCL 28.422, of the Act. A Michigan resident who holds a con FHDOHG SLVWRO OLFHQVH LVVXHG E\ DQRWKHU VWDWH LV H[HPSW XQGHU VXEVHFWLRQ I 0&/ I RI WKH )LUHDUPV $FW IURP REWDLQLQJ D OLFHQVH WR SXUFKDVH FDUU\ SRVVHVV RU WUDQVSRUW D SLVWRO DV UHTXLUHG E\ VHFWLRQ 0&/ EXW LV QRW H[HPSW from obtaining a concealed pistol license under section 5b, MCL 28.425b, of the Act, in order to carry a concealed pistol in Michigan.
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Lansing, MI 48909
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