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,” by amending sections 2, 2a, 5b, 5g, 5o, 12, and 15 (MCL 28.422, 28.422a, 28.425b, 28.425g, 28.425o, 28.432, and 28.435), section 2 as amended by 2015 PA 200, section 2a as amended by 2016 PA 301, sections 5b and 5o as amended by 2017 PA 95, section 5g as amended by 2012 PA 123, section 12 as amended by 2010 PA 209, and section 15 as added by 2000 PA 265; and to repeal acts and parts of acts.
Senate Bills 308-313 proposes exemptions for certain individuals, such as peace officers, Department of Corrections employees, military personnel, and others, from restrictions on carrying concealed weapons under specific conditions. It also specifies penalties for carrying weapons in weapon-free school zones, distinguishing between felony and misdemeanor offenses based on the violation's nature and prior offenses. The bill outlines exceptions for individuals carrying weapons in school zones under certain conditions, including security personnel, licensed concealed weapon carriers, and those with explicit permission from school authorities.
Co-sponsored by Sens.
Referred to the Committee on Civil Rights, Judiciary, and Public Safety
