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Hello from Dallas, Texas
Hammurabi:
The term "Michigan pistol" basically means "'pistol', only by Michigan state law."
Michigan law defines anything under 30" OAL as a pistol, but a bill has passed that reduces that length to 26" at the end of this year. Anyone who owns a firearm that met the old definition of "pistol" but no longer does, has registered it, and has maintained registration since before the end of this year can continue to carry it as a pistol for the purposes of state law so long as they have a copy of the registration card in their possession. Killing registration does away with the grandfather clause.
Anything under 26" OAL will continue to be a pistol per Michigan law, but that also is the magic number for NFA/GCA items. (SBR, SBS, AOW). There may be some wiggle room in measuring folded vs unfolded, but this hits vehicular/concealed carry of something bigger than a sidearm pretty hard.
CV67PAT:
--- Quote from: Hammurabi on September 20, 2012, 10:09:10 AM ---The term "Michigan pistol" basically means "'pistol', only by Michigan state law."
Michigan law defines anything under 30" OAL as a pistol, but a bill has passed that reduces that length to 26" at the end of this year. Anyone who owns a firearm that met the old definition of "pistol" but no longer does, has registered it, and has maintained registration since before the end of this year can continue to carry it as a pistol for the purposes of state law so long as they have a copy of the registration card in their possession. Killing registration does away with the grandfather clause.
Anything under 26" OAL will continue to be a pistol per Michigan law, but that also is the magic number for NFA/GCA items. (SBR, SBS, AOW). There may be some wiggle room in measuring folded vs unfolded, but this hits vehicular/concealed carry of something bigger than a sidearm pretty hard.
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I've never seen a registration card. Can you post a picture of one?
WilDChilD:
--- Quote from: CV67PAT on September 20, 2012, 12:45:43 PM ---I've never seen a registration card. Can you post a picture of one?
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Not much gets by you does it?
CV67PAT:
--- Quote from: WilDChilD on September 20, 2012, 01:20:28 PM ---Not much gets by you does it?
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;)
METL:
Welcome to the forum. Pretty cool to have someone from as far away as Texas. Thanks for joining!
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