Last updated Oct 28, 2026 · MI · Source: LegiScan ↗
Summary
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This bill prohibits pawnbrokers from accepting firearms in pawn and bars second-hand or junk dealers from accepting firearms and then offering or displaying them for resale. Violations are punishable as a misdemeanor. It amends the Michigan Penal Code to expand existing restrictions on dealing in firearms through pawn or second-hand channels.
Key Provisions
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Prohibits any pawnbroker from accepting a firearm in pawn
Prohibits second-hand dealers or junk dealers from accepting a firearm and then offering or displaying it for sale
Makes violation of these prohibitions a misdemeanor
Provides definitions for 'pawnbroker', 'second hand dealer', and 'junk dealer' by reference to existing statutes
Amends section 229 of the Michigan Penal Code (MCL 750.229)
Full Bill Text
HOUSE BILL NO. 6441 A bill to amend 1931 PA 328, entitled "The Michigan penal code," by amending section 229 (MCL 750.229). the people of the state of michigan enact: Sec. 229. (1) Any A pawnbroker who shall not accept a pistol firearm in pawn , or any second-hand or junk dealer, as defined in Act No. 350 of the Public Acts of 1917, who shall accept a pistol and or offer or display the same a firearm for resale sale. (2) A second hand dealer or junk dealer that accepts a firearm shall not offer or display the firearm for sale. (3) , shall be A person that violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor. (4) As used in this section: (a) "Pawnbroker" means that term as defined in section 3 of 1917 PA 273, MCL 446.203. (b) "Second hand dealer" and "junk dealer" mean those terms as defined in section 3 of 1917 PA 350, MCL 445.403.
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