CHANGES TO THE MICHIGAN CONCEALED CARRY
LAW AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU
 First,
HB 4642, was signed by our Governor and became Pubic Act 75
of 2006. This law exempts a CPL holder from the safety inspection
process when borrowing a handgun that has been properly inspected
in the State of Michigan. This law becomes effective on July
1, 2006. Practically what this means is this: After July 1,
2006 it will be legal for me to borrow my wife’s handgun,
which is safety inspected/registered in her name, and carry
it and transport it because I am a CPL holder in the State
of Michigan. I could do the same if the gun belonged to my
brother, father, or my best friend. Obviously, you should
use caution in loaning or borrowing firearms as you should
be absolutely convinced of the other person’s moral
character.
Second, HB 4643, was also signed by our Governor and became
Public Act 92 of 2006. This law provides “gap”
and “overlap” protection for CPL holders during
the renewal of their license. “Overlap” was happening
when a person put in their renewal application early to make
sure their old license did not expire before their new license
was issued. Now, as long as you do not put your renewal application
in more than a year in advance of the expiration date, the
date of the new license must start on the same date as the
expiration date of your old license. A “gap” occurs
when you have submitted your application for renewal of your
CPL and you do not receive your new license before your old
license expires. During the time period when the old license
had expired and the new license had not yet been issued, if
you carried your firearm concealed, you were committing a
felony. Now, as long as you have submitted your renewal application
AND paid for the renewal application AND had your fingerprints
taken for a criminal background check, AND the clerk has given
you a receipt for payment of said renewal application embossed
with the county seal, AND this was completed no less than
60 days prior to the expiration date, even if your license
expires it is automatically extended for 180 days. You must
carry the receipt and the expired license when carrying concealed
during this time period until your new license is issued.
This law also requires that the county gun board issue a renewal
license within 60 days of the date of the application.
Our thanks to Representative Rick Jones who sponsored both
of these pieces of legislation.
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