No state restrictions on gun-trafficking such as a limit on the number of handguns that can be purchased at one time. Gun traffickers can easily buy large quantities of handguns at gun stores and resell them on the street to criminals.

Michigan - No state restriction on the sale or possession of military-style semiautomatic assault weapons. Assault weapons are as easy to buy as hunting rifles. Congress and President Bush allowed the federal assault weapons ban to sunset in 2004. See also: Large Capacity Ammunition Magazines

No state requirement that gun dealers or manufacturers provide police with sample bullets/cartridges or digital images of bullets/cartridges prior to the sale of a handgun, ballistic fingerprinting, which would assist police in tracing bullets at crime scenes to the guns that fired them.

Michigan - State law forces police chiefs and state sheriffs to give concealed carry permits (CCW) to anyone who can buy a handgun, allowing them to carry loaded, concealed handguns in public (known as shall issue). State law allows residents of some other states to carry concealed weapons in this state without informing local police.

No state requirement that gun owners take responsible steps to prevent children from gaining easy access to their firearms. Gun owners are not held accountable for leaving loaded guns around kids, even if a young child shoots themselves or someone else with a gun left in plain sight.

Michigan - State law requires every gun to be sold with a child-safety lock to make it easier for gun owners to lock up their weapons. But there are no child-safety lock standards to ensure that the locks are of sufficient quality to work. And the law does NOT require gun owners to actually use the safety locks to secure their weapons - the law only says they must be sold with guns. Also see: Safety Standards and Child Access Prevention.

Michigan - There is no state law mandating that all new handguns be sold with 'personalized' handgun technology that would only allow the authorized user to operate the firearm. Childproof handguns play an important role in helping to prevent unintentional shootings among children and to deter suicides among minors.

Michigan - No state laws exist requiring firearm dealers obtain a state license to sell firearms. But state law mandates all firearm dealers to record and retain all sales records on premises. The dealer is required to report those sales records to the state and the state must retain those records in a database. Law enforcement officials are permitted to conduct random inspections to compare a dealer's inventory with the dealer's sales records in order to identify any off-the-books transactions or other discrepancies.

Michigan - State law forbids city and county governments from taking any legal action to hold gun manufacturers accountable, even when they act irresponsibly in the way they design, market or distribute weapons. No other industry enjoys such special immunity for irresponsible conduct. Individuals are also prohibited from filing certain lawsuits against the gun industry to hold them liable for wrongful conduct.

The state requires a criminal background check be done prior to the purchase of handguns at gun shows (a police-issued permit is required for all handgun sales). But no background check is required for anyone buying a long gun at a gun show if it is sold by "private" individuals or gun "collectors." Long guns, including assault weapons like the AK47, can be sold at gun shows on a "no questions asked, cash-and-carry" basis, making it easy for criminals and even juveniles to buy as many guns as they want. No records are required to be kept on such sales either, making it almost impossible for police to trace the weapons if they are used in a crime.

Michigan - There is no state law forcing employers or businesses to allow guns on their privately held property.

Michigan - There is no state law forcing colleges/universities to allow guns on campus.

Michigan - There is no state law restricting the sale or possession of large capacity ammunition magazines that can fire 30, 50 or even 75 rounds without reloading. Ammunition magazines with a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition are considered large capacity magazines. These types of ammunition magazines are available for any firearm capable of accepting a detachable magazine, including assault weapons and semi-automatic handguns.

State law does not restrict selling handguns to juveniles under the age of 21 by unlicensed sellers. Under federal law, only federally licensed dealers are prohibited from selling or delivering handguns or ammunition for handguns to any person under the age of 21. A strong state law is needed to stop unlicensed persons from selling handguns to those under the age of 21.

State law requires handgun buyers to obtain a permit from local law enforcement prior to purchasing a handgun. But selling a handgun to someone without a permit is only a simple misdemeanor, which undermines the law and makes it easy to ignore. To obtain the permit, handgun buyers must correctly answer 70% of the questions on a written safety test, but the wrong answers are pointed out and they are allowed to retake the test if they fail. Fingerprints are required to obtain a permit to purchase. CCW permit holders are exempt from having to obtain a handgun purchase permit.

Michigan: State law generally restricts local city or county governments from enacting any local gun laws, even though the state has failed to pass responsible state-wide laws. But several cities have passed local laws prohibiting possession of concealed weapons in public buildings. The state's general preemption of most local government authority makes it impossible for cities to enact sensible gun laws to make their citizens safer.

Michigan - There is no state law requiring new semi-automatic handguns be fitted with microstamping technology, which would engrave on each fired bullet casing microscopic identifying markings that are specific to that firearm alone. This technology would provide law enforcement with another investigative tool to better solve gun crimes and apprehend armed criminals.

State law authorizes law enforcement to keep a record of every handgun sold or transferred in the state, but the state does not keep any records on the sale of rifles or shotguns. The handgun sale records are maintained by police for use in gun tracing and related criminal investigations. But the state does not automatically compare past gun sale records with recent criminal activity to identify and disarm felons and others who bought guns legally, but later committed a crime or otherwise became ineligible to keep possession of their firearms.

Michigan: State law requires anyone owning a handgun who lives in an area with a police department to present the handgun to local police and a record is sent to state police, but failure to comply is just a $50 fine. Gun owners are required to report if their weapon is stolen. There is no state requirement that other firearms be registered. Police do not known how many guns are in the state or where they are. The lack of effective registration makes it difficult for police to trace guns used in crime, identify illegal gun traffickers or hold gun owners accountable for the illegal use of their weapons. There is no state system to automatically identify and disarm felons and other prohibited people who bought guns legally in the past, but later committed a crime or otherwise became ineligible to keep possession of their firearms.

Michigan - State law requires all firearm owners to report lost/stolen firearms to law enforcement. This requirement helps to keep illegal guns off the streets by removing the excuse used by gun traffickers that "lose" their firearms.

State law requires all firearms to be sold with a locking device, but there are no standards to ensure the locks work. There is no state requirement that handguns meet basic safety standards, or be equipped with a loaded-chamber indicator or a magazine safety disconnect to prevent unintentional shootings. No requirement that handguns have a built-in "personalized" lock that would prevent unauthorized use of the weapon. State law does not provide independent authority for the State Attorney General to establish gun safety standards.

No state restriction on the sale of Saturday night specials or "junk" handguns. No requirement that handguns meet any safety tests such as a drop-safety test or a firing-performance test. No restriction on the sale of snub-nosed handguns that are very small and easy to conceal.

Michigan - The state does allow the use of deadly force as a first resort in public. This dangerous law permits the average citizen to bypass our entire justice system by permitting him or her to assume the role of police officer, prosecutor, judge, and executioner.

Michigan - No state requirement that criminal background checks be done on all firearm sales. A permit is required for each separate handgun purchase, which includes a background check, but CCW permit holders are exempt from having to obtain a handgun purchase permit. Criminal background checks are only required for long guns if the buyer goes to a federally-licensed gun store - all other long gun sales are not subject to the background check.

No state requirement that there be a waiting period for gun sales beyond the "instant check" in federal law. However, handgun buyers must obtain a permit to purchase from law enforcement, prior to purchasing any handgun. Police are not given any additional time to run a criminal background check to make sure the gun buyer is not prohibited from acquiring firearms. There is no "cooling off" period to help prevent crimes of passion.