CCW Facts and Qualification

CCW Facts and Information

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The CPL System

Application information - click on underlined link

Application requirements and procedures

Current concealed pistol application form and information guide

S tate requirements to obtain a Michigan Concealed Pistol License

The Michigan CPL system is a Pro Active System

You are required to stay current on all applicable laws

There is no training required during the duration of the license

You are not notified of the expiration of your license

You are not notified of changes to the law

You must apply for the license in your county of residence

Renewal requires the CPL holder to complete a 3 hour renewal training class.

You can move anywhere within the state of Michigan and it is not necessary to change the address on your CPL license.

You are required to know the laws of other states where you want to carry your handgun

Concealed Pistol License Facts

The CPL license is valid for 5 years

The CPL license is a handgun purchase permit.

You can purchase a handgun(s) over the counter at the point of sale.

All handguns must to be registered.

You can carry more than one handgun

You can qualify for the CPL class with any caliber of handgun.

You are not required to re- qualify or demonstrate proficiency to carry handguns purchased after you qualify for the CPL.

Basic facts about CPL range qualification

Handgun Training Specialists teaches The NRA "Personal Protection in The Home" CPL Class meets state of Michigan CPL training requirements

The CPL class requires 100 rounds of ammunition.

The state of Michigan and NRA does not mandate a specific caliber of handgun.

You are not required to qualify with handgun you will carry.

The range portion has 4 main parts:

1. Shooting skill assessment

2. Practice

3. shooting skill proficiency demonstration

4. self defense skills

Included with the class are 50 rounds of .22 caliber ammunition and the use of handgun at no extra charge.

It is therefore possible for you to qualify with no handgun and 5.00 for ammunition costs

Proficiency with a handgun type and caliber that you may want to carry

If this option (.22 caliber handgun) is selected we highly recommend that the remaining 20 rounds are center fire ammunition comparable to a typical concealed carry handgun.

We have handguns center fire handguns available for the applicant to use. These are typical carry caliber handguns such- as .380, 38 special, 9mm or 40 caliber. .

There are no handgun rental fees.

Additional ammunition beyond (30 free .22 caliber) can be brought to the class by the applicant or purchased on site at current prices.

Possession - Transporting - Purchase - Carry - CPL original application - CPL renewal

There are terms used below that need an explanation:

1. Lending

2. Borrow

3. use

Concealed Pistol Application and Handgun Purchase Procedures

These are two separate procedures done for two different reasons

The concealed pistol permit is a state permit that is processed by your county of residence. It has nothing to do with the purchase of a handgun.

A person could have a CPL permit and never own a handgun.

Did you know a person with a Michigan CPL can "borrow" another persons legally registered handgun and use it for all legal reasons without the owner of the handgun present.

1. Possession of legal handgun

18 years old to own

18 to purchase from a private party

21 years old to purchase from a FFL dealer

21 to purchase handgun ammunition

All handguns must be registered

2. Handgun Purchase

Purchasing and Registering a Pistol in Michigan - click to read more

3. Transporting a handgun

The handgun is not accessible – meaning

The handgun is gun a “gun box” and lock on gun or box

No ammunition in handgun or box

Place in trunk if available

Ammunition can be transported in another container/place

4. Concealed Carry

Concealed Carrying means having an accessible handgun on person or in vehicle

Meaning available for use

Concealed from plain view

5. Concealed Pistol Application and Instructions

Michigan's Concealed Pistol Law - FAQs

6. Transporting a handgun

If I do not have a CPL permit, may I transport my pistol in a motor vehicle?

MCL 750.231a A person is now permitted to transport a pistol for a lawful purpose if the owner or occupant of the vehicle is the registered owner of the firearm and the pistol is unloaded and in a closed case in the trunk of the vehicle. If the vehicle does not have a trunk, the pistol may be in the passenger compartment of the vehicle unloaded and inaccessible to the occupants of the vehicle.

A 'lawful purpose' includes:

While en route to or from a hunting or target shooting area.

While transporting a pistol to or from home or place of business and a place of repair.

While moving goods from one place of residence or business to another place of residence or business.

While transporting a licensed pistol to or from a law enforcement agency for the purpose of having a safety inspection performed (registering the pistol) or to have a law enforcement official take possession of the pistol.

While en route to or from home or place of business to a gun show or place of purchase or sale.

While en route to or from home to a public shooting facility or land where the discharge of firearms is permitted.

While en route to or from home to private property where the pistol is to be used as permitted by law, rule, regulation, or local ordinance.

7. Is it legal to carry a visible pistol in public?

Although MCL 750.227 restricts carrying a pistol concealed on your person or in a vehicle, there is no statute that specifically prohibits carrying a visible pistol. MCL 750.234d states that you cannot possess any firearm in a depository financial institution, a church or other house of religious worship, court, theatre, sports arena, day care center, hospital or an establishment licensed under the Michigan liquor control act, unless that possession is with the permission of the owner or his/her agent of the entity.

8. Can a resident of another state legally possess a pistol in Michigan?

If you are a non-resident of Michigan with a valid concealed pistol permit from your home state, Michigan will recognize your permit (MCL 28.432 & MCL 28.432a). However, you must carry in conformance with any and all restrictions appearing on the permit. You are subject to Michigan's concealed pistol law including but not limited to restrictions on where a concealed pistol may be carried. Without a CPL, a non-resident may not have a pistol in Michigan.

9. Is an individual required to carry a copy of their Safety Inspection Certificate with them at all times?

Michigan law does not require a person to have a copy of their certificate with their pistol after it has been registered; nor does the law require that a person keep a copy. As of January 2009, Safety Inspection Certificates are no longer issued.

10. How should long-guns be legally transported?

MCL 750.227d describes that any firearm other than a pistol can only be transported in a motor vehicle if it is unloaded and is one or more of the following: taken down, enclosed in a case, carried in the trunk of the vehicle, or inaccessible from the interior of the vehicle. A violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $100 or both.

11. Concealed Pistol License Renewal Information

1. A license to carry a concealed pistol issued on or after July 1, 2003, but before July 1, 2006, is valid for 5 years. A license to carry a concealed pistol issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2006, is valid until the applicant's date of birth that falls not less than 4 years or more than 5 years after the license is issued or renewed.
2. An application is considered a renewal if the applicant has received a concealed pistol license under compliance of the training requirements set forth in the Act after July 1, 2001.
3. A CPL license is renewed in the same manner as the original license (see Application Information). The cost for a renewal license is $105.

4. Beginning January 1, 2007, an applicant who is applying for a renewal of a license is not required to have fingerprints taken again if the applicant's fingerprints have been submitted to and maintained by the Department of State Police for on-going comparison with the automated fingerprint comparison system. The Department of State Police began storing applicant fingerprints on January 1, 2006. Therefore, an applicant is not exempt from this requirement unless the last time fingerprints were submitted was after January 1, 2006.

5. For an individual licensed after July 1, 2001, and subsequently applying for a renewal:

Pistol safety training course is not required

Applicant shall present a statement signed by the applicant certifying that he/she has:

Completed at least three (3) hours of review of the pistol safety training course and has at least 1 hour of firing range time in the 6 months immediately preceding the renewal application.