HOUSE BILL No. 5933

 

 

May 8, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Wittenberg, Pagan, Hoadley, Chang, Rabhi, Ellison and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

     A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled

 

"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,

possessing, and carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices,

and electro-muscular disruption devices; to prohibit the buying,

selling, or carrying of certain firearms, gas ejecting devices, and

electro-muscular disruption devices without a license or other

authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms and

electro-muscular disruption devices under certain circumstances; to

provide for penalties and remedies; to provide immunity from civil

liability under certain circumstances; to prescribe the powers and

duties of certain state and local agencies; to prohibit certain

conduct against individuals who apply for or receive a license to

carry a concealed pistol; to make appropriations; to prescribe

certain conditions for the appropriations; and to repeal all acts

and parts of acts inconsistent with this act,"

 

(MCL 28.421 to 28.435) by adding section 2c.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

 

     Sec. 2c. (1) A recognized target range or shooting facility or

 

an employee of that target range or shooting facility shall not

 

rent, lease, or loan a firearm to an individual unless the target

range or shooting facility or employee of that target range or

 

shooting facility has verified 1 of the following:

 

     (a) That the individual is not prohibited under federal law

 

from possessing a firearm by performing a background check through

 

the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System.

 

     (b) That the individual is licensed to carry a concealed

 

pistol under section 5b.

 

     (c) That the individual has a valid license issued under

 

section 2.

 

     (2) An employee who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a

 

misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or

 

a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.

 

     (3) A recognized target range or shooting facility that

 

violates subsection (1), or whose employee violates subsection (1),

 

is responsible for a civil fine of $5,000.00.