Non-resident in Michigan

[Matt304]

I am currently spending a lot of time in michigan for my job. I read about michigan's open carry laws, basically that open carry is legal without a permit. How does this apply to non-residents? For instance in my situation, I am still a resident of Illinois but was wondering if open carry would be legal for me while here in michigan.

 

[Zane]

While Open Carry is legal in Michigan, a non-resident may not possess a pistol without a concealed carry permit. Michigan only recognizes permits from the state where you are a resident. As you are an Illinois resident, you are pretty much out of luck.

 

[bigalexe]

Even if you do get a permit and are legal check the "Friendliness" of the jurisdiction. For further explanation you can lookup an incident that happened in Marysville, MI back in May or June.

 

[05FLHT]

While Open Carry is legal in Michigan, a non-resident may not possess a pistol without a concealed carry permit. Michigan only recognizes permits from the state where you are a resident. As you are an Illinois resident, you are pretty much out of luck.

This is not true. An illinois resident may open carry a firearm in MI as long as they are in possession of a valid FOID card.

Possession of pistols by non-residents
MCL 28.432 makes it legal for non-residents of Michigan who hold valid CPLs issued by another state to possess a non-concealed pistol in Michigan without complying with Michigan’s pistol registration requirements. Additionally, MCL 28.422 exempts residents of other states from Michigan’s pistol registration requirements therefore, allowing them to possess a pistol in Michigan, if all of the following requirements are met:

1. The person is licensed by his or her state of residence to purchase, transport, or carry a pistol,
2. The person is in possession of the license while in Michigan,
3. The person owns the pistol possessed in Michigan,
4. The person possesses the pistol for a lawful purpose as defined in MCL 750.231a, and
5. The person is in Michigan less than 180 days and does not intend to establish residency here.

A non-resident must present the license issued by his or her state of residence to a police officer upon demand. Failure to do so is a 90-day misdemeanor. When transporting a firearm in Michigan, non-residents must transport pistols in compliance with MCL 750.231a (discussed above in the Transporting Firearms section), unless they have a concealed pistol license issued by their state of residence.

Email from MI State Police -

In Michigan, non-residents may possess (not concealed) a pistol in
Michigan if they are licensed by their state of residence to purchase,
carry, or transport a pistol, MCL 28.422. As a result, an Illinois
resident can possess a pistol in Michigan if they have an Illinois
Firearm Owner's Identification Card (FOID Card). In order to lawfully
do so, the person must possess their FOID Card while in Michigan,
present it to a police officer upon demand, possess the pistol only for
lawful purposes, and they must be the owner of the pistol.

You do not have a license to carry a concealed pistol, therefore, you
must carry the pistol visible and non-concealed. Michigan has statutes
that prohibit possession of a firearm in certain areas, MCL 750.234d and
MCL 750.237a. The above list is not intended to be an exhaustive list
of the premises upon which possession of a firearm is prohibited. I
recommend that you research Michigan laws regarding the areas you will
be visiting.

Additionally, when transporting a pistol in Michigan, it must be
unloaded in a closed case designed for the storage of firearms in the
trunk of a vehicle or if no trunk, not readily accessible to the
occupants of the vehicle, MCL 750.231a. Per Michigan law, a pistol
carried in the interior of a vehicle is always considered concealed, MCL
750.227.

The following are links to the above mentioned statutes for your
review:

MCL 28.422
http://www.legislatu.../mcl-28-422.pdf


MCL 750.231a
http://www.legislatu...cl-750-231a.pdf


MCL 750.234d
http://www.legislatu...cl-750-234d.pdf


MCL 750.237a
http://www.legislatu...cl-750-237a.pdf


MCL 750.227
http://www.legislatu...mcl-750-227.pdf


Sincerely,

Sergeant Aimee Maike
Training and Standards Division
Michigan State Police
7426 N. Canal Road
Lansing, MI 48913
(517) 636-6031

Additional information here-

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/MSP_Legal_Update_No._86_2_336854_7.pdf

Discussion about this here -

http://illinoiscarry.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23478