May 8, 2018, Introduced by Reps. Wittenberg, Pagan, Hoadley, Chang, Rabhi, Ellison and Gay-Dagnogo and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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,"
(MCL 28.421 to 28.435) by adding section 2c.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 2c. (1) A recognized target range or shooting facility or
an employee of that target range or shooting facility shall not
rent, lease, or loan a firearm to an individual unless the target
range or shooting facility or employee of that target range or
shooting facility has verified 1 of the following:
(a) That the individual is not prohibited under federal law
from possessing a firearm by performing a background check through
the federal National Instant Criminal Background Check System.
(b) That the individual is licensed to carry a concealed
pistol under section 5b.
(c) That the individual has a valid license issued under
section 2.
(2) An employee who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 1 year or
a fine of not more than $500.00, or both.
(3) A recognized target range or shooting facility that
violates subsection (1), or whose employee violates subsection (1),
is responsible for a civil fine of $5,000.00.