I got a call today that the engraved FNP-40 I received for participating in FN USA’s SHOT Show shoot back in February arrived. So I headed over to the shop to pick it up.

Never having been given a gun for free before, I didn’t realize I needed a Michigan License to Purchase a Pistol even if I’m not purchasing a pistol.

Reading up a bit more, I see that you need a License to Purchase a Pistol “even though the applicant may already have possession of a pistol, such as through an inheritance.”

It’s all about controlling crime, it is.

To pick up my license, I need to visit my local police department 12:00 - 3:00 on Monday, Wednesday, or Friday. This, even though it is illegal by Michigan law to limit the hours of operation. MCL 28.422 (12) says:

A licensing authority shall implement this section during all of the licensing authority’s normal business hours and shall set hours for implementation that allow an applicant to use the license within the time period set forth in subsection (6).

Subsection (6) stipulates that a license to purchase must be used within 10 days and the pistol (if one i s purchased) must be presented for a “safety inspection.” Yet the Wyoming Police Department is not in compliance.

Yep. All about controlling crime.

If you have your Concealed Pistol License you don’t need a License to Purchase a Pistol, but you still have to get the “safety inspection.” Michigan House Bill 4491 would repeal the “safety inspection” requirement and mandate the destruction of all records. It passed the Michigan House last month and is currently in the Senate’s Judiciary Committee.

Tags: MI

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