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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101 (2026)

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FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION


Act 319 of 1990


123.1101 Definitions.

Sec. 1.

    As used in this act:

    (a) "Firearm" means any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive.

    (b) "Local unit of government" means a city, village, township, or county.

    (c) "Pistol" means that term as defined in section 222 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.222.

    (d) "Pneumatic gun" means any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air. Pneumatic gun includes a paintball gun that expels by pneumatic pressure plastic balls filled with paint for the purpose of marking the point of impact.

History: 1990, Act 319, Eff. Mar. 28, 1991 ;-- Am. 2015, Act 29, Eff. Aug. 10, 2015

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2003–2025 · leading case: Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012).
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Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 14× “In 1990, the Legislature enacted MCL 123.1101 et seq. “to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other firearms, ammunition for pistols or other…”
Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 5× “1102 and MCL 123.1101 show the Legislature's intent to preempt some local units of government from regulation but not others, that intent controls.”
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners v. City of Ferndale, 662 N.W.2d 864 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “and MCL 123.1101 et seq. More specifically, plaintiffs alleged that the Ferndale ordinance is unlawful because it is in conflict with the state’s statutory scheme in that it expands the exclusive statutory list of public places where concealed firearms are prohibited, 2 because…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “” Therefore, the court concluded, MCL 123.1101 does not control the outcome of this case.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 5× “1102 plainly applies only to a “local unit of government,” which is defined by MCL 123.1101(b) as “a city, village, township or county.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 3× “The majority attempts to distinguish CADL on the basis that it relied upon the fact that a district library is created by two local units of government, as defined in MCL 123.1101(1) and defendant here was not created by two local units of government.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “In essence, the CADL Court determined that because the city and county that formed the Capital Area District Library were precluded from regulating firearms pursuant to MCL 123.1102, it made no sense to permit their stepchild—a library—from doing so.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Grand Rapids-Kent Cnty Convention Arena (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). “” MCL 123.1101(b). The CAA is not a city, village, township, or county, but it was established jointly by a city and a county.”
People of Michigan v. Jeffery Lavern James (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” MCL 123.1101(d) defines “pneumatic gun” as “any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air.”
People of Michigan v. Anthony Lamont Weatherspoon (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “, MCL 123.1101(d) (defining a “pneumatic” gun as “any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air”).”
Jacqueline Davis v. Betmgm LLC (Mich. 2025). “29 Mich Gun Owners, Inc v Ann Arbor Sch, 502 Mich 695 ; 918 NW2d 756 (2018) (analyzing the effect of state law regulating firearms use, MCL 123.1101 et seq., on school districts’ bans on guns on school property); DeRuiter v Byron Twp, 505 Mich 130 ; 949 NW2d 91 (2020) (holding…”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101(1) — 1 case
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The majority attempts to distinguish CADL on the basis that it relied upon the fact that a district library is created by two local units of government, as defined in MCL 123.1101(1) and defendant here was not created by two local units of government.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101(a) — 3 cases
Capital Area Dist. Library v. Michigan Open Carry, Inc., 826 N.W.2d 736 (Mich. Ct. App. 2012). “In 1990, the Legislature enacted MCL 123.1101 et seq. “to prohibit local units of government from imposing certain restrictions on the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other firearms, ammunition for pistols or other…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “” Therefore, the court concluded, MCL 123.1101 does not control the outcome of this case.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The majority attempts to distinguish CADL on the basis that it relied upon the fact that a district library is created by two local units of government, as defined in MCL 123.1101(1) and defendant here was not created by two local units of government.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101(b) — 6 cases
Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). “1102 and MCL 123.1101 show the Legislature's intent to preempt some local units of government from regulation but not others, that intent controls.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “1102 plainly applies only to a “local unit of government,” which is defined by MCL 123.1101(b) as “a city, village, township or county.”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “” Therefore, the court concluded, MCL 123.1101 does not control the outcome of this case.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Clio Area Sch. Dist. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). “In essence, the CADL Court determined that because the city and county that formed the Capital Area District Library were precluded from regulating firearms pursuant to MCL 123.1102, it made no sense to permit their stepchild—a library—from doing so.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). “The majority attempts to distinguish CADL on the basis that it relied upon the fact that a district library is created by two local units of government, as defined in MCL 123.1101(1) and defendant here was not created by two local units of government.”
— Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101(d) — 2 cases
People of Michigan v. Jeffery Lavern James (Mich. Ct. App. 2020). “” MCL 123.1101(d) defines “pneumatic gun” as “any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air.”
People of Michigan v. Anthony Lamont Weatherspoon (Mich. Ct. App. 2025). “, MCL 123.1101(d) (defining a “pneumatic” gun as “any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air”).”
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