ANTIQUE FIREARMS H.B. 5427, 5428 (H-1), & 5429:
FLOOR ANALYSIS
House Bill 5427 (as reported by the Committee of the Whole)
House Bill 5428 (Substitute H-1 as reported without amendment)
House Bill 5429 (as reported without amendment)
Sponsor: Representative Daniel Acciavatti (H.B. 5427)
Representative Fran Amos (H.B. 5428
Representative Matt Milosch (H.B. 5429)
House Committee: Conservation and Outdoor Recreation
Senate Committee: Judiciary
CONTENT
The bills would amend the handgun licensure Act to exclude an antique firearm from the Act's pistol licensure and safety inspection requirements. "Antique firearm" would mean that term as defined in the Michigan Penal Code.
House Bill 5427 would exempt purchasing, owning, carrying, possessing, using, or transporting an antique firearm from Sections 2 and 9 of the handgun licensure Act, which contain pistol licensing and safety inspection requirements (and make various exceptions to them). The bill would be named the "Janet Kukuk Act".
House Bill 5428 (H-1) would Section 9 of the Act, which requires a person who owns or comes into possession of a pistol to present it to a law enforcement agency for a safety inspection, and provides that this requirement does not apply to a person who holds a collection of pistols kept solely for the purpose of display as relics, curios, or antiques and that are not made for modern ammunition or are permanently deactivated. The bill would delete "solely" and "antiques" from that provision.
House Bill 5429 would amend Section 2, which prohibits a person from purchasing, carrying, or transporting a pistol in Michigan without a license for the pistol, and provides that the licensure requirement does not apply to the sale, barter, or exchange of pistols kept solely as relics, curios, or antiques not made for modern ammunition or permanently deactivated. The bill would delete "solely" and "antiques" from that provision.
MCL 28.432 (H.B. 5427) Legislative Analyst: Patrick Affholter
28.429 (H.B. 5428)
28.422 (H.B. 5429)
FISCAL IMPACT
The bills would have no fiscal impact on State or local government.
Date Completed: 4-28-04 Fiscal Analyst: Bruce Baker
Analysis was prepared by nonpartisan Senate staff for use by the Senate in its deliberations and does not constitute an official statement of legislative intent. hb5427-5429/0304