June 21, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Hildenbrand, Taub, Vander Veen, Adamini, Brown, Stahl, Hansen, Wenke, Marleau, Baxter, Gosselin, Sheltrown, Hune, Jones, Nitz, Ball, Elsenheimer, Acciavatti, Robertson, Mortimer, Lemmons, Jr., Sheen, Pavlov, Pearce, Proos, Schuitmaker and Lemmons, III and referred to the Committee on Conservation, Forestry, and Outdoor Recreation.
A bill to amend 1927 PA 372, entitled
"An act to regulate and license the selling, purchasing,
possessing, and carrying of certain firearms and gas ejecting
devices; to prohibit the buying, selling, or carrying of certain
firearms and gas ejecting devices without a license or other
authorization; to provide for the forfeiture of firearms 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 section 5l (MCL 28.425l), as amended by 2002 PA 719.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 5l. (1) A license to carry a concealed pistol issued
before July 1, 2003 is valid for 3 years and a license to carry a
concealed
pistol issued on or after July 1, 2003 is valid
for 5
years
until the applicant's date
of birth that falls not less than
5 years or more than 6 years after the license is issued. A renewal
of a license under section 5b shall be issued in the same manner as
an original license issued under section 5b.
(2) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) are
waived for an applicant who is a retired police officer or retired
law enforcement officer.
(3) The educational requirements under section 5b(7)(c) for an
applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license under this act
are waived except that the applicant shall certify that he or she
has completed at least 3 hours' review of the training described
under section 5b(7)(c) and has had at least 1 hour of firing range
time in the 6 months immediately preceding the subsequent
application.