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Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1102 (2026)

Regulation of pistols, other firearms, pneumatic guns, or ammunition.

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FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION


Act 319 of 1990


123.1102 Regulation of pistols, other firearms, pneumatic guns, or ammunition.

Sec. 2.

    A local unit of government shall not impose special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols, other firearms, or pneumatic guns, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state.

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

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 19 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2003–2023 · 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 28× “Our job is not to determine who has the better moral argument regarding when and where it is appropri *224 ate to carry guns.”
Mich. Gun Owners, Inc. v. Ann Arbor Pub. Sch., 918 N.W.2d 756 (Mich. 2018). · cites it 10× “We directed oral argument on the application in each case and ordered that they be argued and submitted together and directed the parties to brief: (1) whether, in light of MCL 123.1102, it is necessary to consider the factors set forth in People v.”
Morgan v. United States Dep't of Just., 473 F. Supp. 2d 756 (E.D. Mich. 2007). · cites it 23× “views of Redford Township officials regarding the correct interpretation of the relevant Township zoning ordinance, or instead should have undertaken an independent analysis of the meaning of this ordinance; (ii) whether the ordinance as interpreted by Township officials is…”
Wells Fargo Bank v. Cherryland Mall Ltd. P'ship, 835 N.W.2d 593 (Mich. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “435, subsection (9) of which reserved the bringing of such actions to the state and expressly barred a political subdivision from bringing such an action.”
Michigan Coalition for Responsible Gun Owners v. City of Ferndale, 662 N.W.2d 864 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 4× “We hold that MCL 123.1102 preempts local regulation of this kind, and contrary to defendants city of Femdaie and city clerk Karen Pedro’s argument, MCL 28.”
Mayor of Detroit v. Arms Tech., Inc., 669 N.W.2d 845 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “4 In addition to challenging the validity of plaintiffs’ causes of action, defendants argued that MCL 123.1102, which prohibits local regulation of firearms, bars plaintiffs’ actions because litigation constitutes regulation within the meaning of MCL 123.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017). “"); Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1102 (2015) (no city shall "enact.”
Detroit Mayor v. Arms Tech, Inc., 669 N.W.2d 845 (Mich. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 9× “§ 123.1102, which prohibits local regulation of firearms, bars plaintiffs' actions because litigation constitutes regulation within the meaning of M.”
Baker v. Schwarb, 40 F. Supp. 3d 881 (E.D. Mich. 2014). · cites it 2× “§ 123.1102, “the city [of Sterling Heights] cannot enforce any ordinance that would pertain to or regulate the transportation or possession of pistols or other firearms,” (Dkt.”
Joshua Wade v. Univ. of Michigan (Mich. Ct. App. 2017). · cites it 18× “In Count II, plaintiff alleged that Article X is invalid because MCL 123.1102, which prohibits local units of government from establishing their own limitations on the purchase, sale, or possession of firearms, preempts the ordinance.”
Michigan Open Carry Inc v. Grand Rapids-Kent Cnty Convention Arena (Mich. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 9× “Plaintiffs filed a complaint in the trial court, alleging that the CAA’s firearms policy violated MCL 123.1102, the statute prohibiting a local unit of government from regulating firearms, and that the state statutory scheme regulating firearms preempted the CAA’s authority to…”
Michigan Gun Owners Inc v. Ann Arbor Pub. Schs. (Mich. Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 5× “The circuit court began its analysis with the statute at the heart of CADL, MCL 123.1102, which states: A local unit of government shall not impose special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership,…”
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