Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

HOUSE BILL NO. 6175
 November 26, 2024, Introduced by Rep. Skaggs and referred to the Committee on Criminal
   Justice.
      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,"
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     by amending section 9 (MCL 28.429), as added by 2023 PA 17, and by
     adding section 9a.
                    THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
         Sec. 9. (1) An individual who stores or leaves a firearm
 unattended on premises under the individual's control, and who
 knows or reasonably should know that a minor is, or is likely to
 be, present on the premises, shall do 1 or more both of the
 following:
         (a) Store the firearm in a locked box or container.
         (b) Keep the firearm unloaded and lock the firearm with a
 locking device that is properly engaged to render the firearm
 inoperable by any individual other than the owner or an authorized
 user.
         (2) An individual who enters onto the premises of another
 individual, stores or leaves a firearm unattended on those
 premises, and who knows or reasonably should know that a minor is,
 or is likely to be, present on the premises, shall do 1 or more
 both of the following:
         (a) Store the firearm in a locked box or container.
         (b) Keep the firearm unloaded and lock the firearm with a
 locking device that is properly engaged to render the firearm
 inoperable by any individual other than the owner or an authorized
 user.
         (c) Before entering onto the premises, do both of the
 following:
         (i) In the individual's motor vehicle, store the firearm in a
 locked box or container in that vehicle, or keep the firearm
 unloaded and lock the firearm with a locking device that is
 properly engaged to render the firearm inoperable by any individual
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 other than the owner or an authorized user.
       (ii) Lock the individual's motor vehicle.
       (3) An individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than
 $500.00, or both, if the individual violates subsection (1) or (2)
 by failing to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and
 as a result of the violation both of the following occur:
       (a) A minor obtains the firearm.
       (b) The minor does either of the following:
       (i) Possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place.
       (ii) Possesses or exhibits the firearm in the presence of
 another person in a careless, reckless, or threatening manner.
       (4) If an individual violates subsection (1) or (2) by failing
 to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result
 of the violation, a minor obtains the firearm, discharges it and
 inflicts injury upon the minor or any other individual, the
 individual is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
 more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00, or both.
       (5) If an individual violates subsection (1) or (2) by failing
 to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result
 of the violation, a minor obtains the firearm, discharges it and
 inflicts serious impairment of a body function upon the minor or
 any other individual, the individual is guilty of a felony
 punishable by not more than 10 years or a fine of not more than
 $7,500.00, or both.
       (6) If an individual violates subsection (1) or (2) by failing
 to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result
 of the violation, a minor obtains the firearm, discharges it and
 inflicts death upon the minor or any other individual, the
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 individual is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
 more than 15 years or a fine of not more than $10,000.00, or both.
       (7) This section does not apply under any of the following
 circumstances:
       (a) A minor who does all of the following:
       (i) Obtains a firearm with the permission of the minor's parent
 or guardian.
       (ii) Uses or possesses the firearm while the minor is under the
 supervision of the minor's parent, guardian, or any individual who
 is 18 years of age or older and who is authorized by the person's
 parent or guardian.
       (iii) Uses or possesses the firearm during any of the following:
       (A) The minor's employment.
       (B) Ranching or farming.
       (C) Target practice or instruction in the safe use of a
 firearm.
       (b) A minor who obtains a firearm with the permission of the
 minor's parent or guardian and who uses or possesses the firearm
 for the purposes of hunting if the minor is in compliance with all
 applicable hunting laws.
       (c) A minor who obtains a firearm through the minor's unlawful
 entry of any premises or the motor vehicle where the firearm has
 been stored.
       (d) A minor who obtains a firearm while lawfully acting in
 self-defense or defense of another.
       (8) The department of health and human services shall do both
 of the following:
       (a) In consultation with the department of attorney general,
 inform the public of the penalties for failing to store or leave a
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 firearm in the manner required under this section.
       (b) Publish lethal means counseling literature and provide
 that literature to federally licensed firearms dealers for use
 under section 15.
       (9) A criminal penalty provided for under this section may be
 imposed in addition to any penalty that may be imposed for any
 other criminal offense arising from the same conduct.
       (10) As used in this section:
       (a) "Locked box or container" means a secure container,
 specifically designed for the storage of firearms, that is fully
 enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock, combination lock, or
 similar locking device to which a minor does not possess the key or
 combination, or otherwise have access.
       (b) "Locking device" means a trigger lock, cable lock, or
 similar lock that prevents a firearm from discharging.
       (c) "Minor" means an individual less than 18 years of age.
       (d) "Serious impairment of a body function" means that term as
 defined in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,
 MCL 257.58c.
       Sec. 9a. (1) An individual who stores or leaves a firearm in a
 vehicle shall do all of the following:
       (a) Store the firearm in a locked box or container in that
 vehicle.
       (b) Store the locked box or container out of view of anyone
 outside the vehicle.
       (c) Attach the locked box or container to the interior of the
 vehicle.
       (d) Lock the individual's motor vehicle.
       (2) Except as otherwise provided in this section, an
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 individual who violates subsection (1) is responsible for a civil
 infraction and may be ordered to pay a fine of not more than
 $100.00.
       (3) An individual is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 93 days or a fine of not more than
 $500.00, or both, if the individual violates subsection (1) by
 failing to store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as
 a result of the violation, another individual obtains the firearm
 and does either of the following:
       (a) Possesses or exhibits the firearm in a public place.
       (b) Possesses or exhibits the firearm in the presence of
 another individual in a careless, reckless, or threatening manner.
       (4) If an individual violates subsection (1) by failing to
 store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result of
 the violation, another individual obtains the firearm, discharges
 it and inflicts injury upon an individual, the individual who
 violated subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 5 years or a fine of not more than
 $5,000.00, or both.
       (5) If an individual violates subsection (1) by failing to
 store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result of
 the violation, another individual obtains the firearm, discharges
 it and inflicts serious impairment of a body function on an
 individual, the individual who violated subsection (1) is guilty of
 a felony punishable by not more than 10 years or a fine of not more
 than $7,500.00, or both.
       (6) If an individual violates subsection (1) by failing to
 store or leave a firearm in the required manner and, as a result of
 the violation, another individual obtains the firearm, discharges
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 it and inflicts death upon an individual, the individual who
 violated subsection (1) is guilty of a felony punishable by
 imprisonment for not more than 15 years or a fine of not more than
 $10,000.00, or both.
       (7) This section does not apply to an individual who obtains a
 firearm while lawfully acting in self-defense or defense of
 another.
       (8) As used in this section:
       (a) "Locked box or container" means a secure container that
 meets all of the following requirements:
       (i) Is fully enclosed and locked by a padlock, key lock,
 combination lock, or similar locking device to which an individual
 other than the owner or authorized user does not possess the key or
 combination or otherwise have access.
       (ii) Is opaque.
       (iii) For pistols, is hard sided.
       (b) Locked box or container does not include either of the
 following:
       (i) A glove box.
       (ii) A center console unless the console has been specifically
 designed for the storage of firearms.
       (c) "Serious impairment of a body function" means that term as
 defined in section 58c of the Michigan vehicle code, 1949 PA 300,
 MCL 257.58c.
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Statutes affected: 
House Introduced Bill: 28.429