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A person must be at least 18 years old to purchase a long gun from a federal dealer or a private seller under Michigan law. Only Michigan residents may purchase handguns, short barrelled rifles, and short barrelled shotguns in Michigan. Residents of any state may purchase long guns in Michigan [9] and Michigan residents may purchase long guns ...
Gun laws in the United States regulate the sale, possession, and use of firearms and ammunition.State laws (and the laws of the District of Columbia and of the U.S. territories) vary considerably, and are independent of existing federal firearms laws, although they are sometimes broader or more limited in scope than the federal laws.
In July 2014, Alaska adopted the pre-1964 Winchester Model 70 rifle as its state firearm. The bill, sponsored by Senate President Charlie Huggins, refers to the gun as the "rifleman's rifle." The bill says the gun helped Alaskans "establish a firm foothold" in the wilderness between 1930 and 1963. [6]
What to know: New gun laws rolled out in multiple states on Jan. 1, 2025. Idaho, Mississippi, Arkansas, Montana and Georgia were among the states with the weakest gun laws. States with weakest gun ...
When Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed into law gun safety measures following the shooting at Michigan State University last year, many gun safety advocates applauded the passage of proposals that ...
A trigger lock is manufactured with this revolver at Brown Bear Sporting Goods store in Chesterfield Twp., Mich. on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2021.
Although it is commonly referred to as an assault weapons ban, New Jersey's law actually uses the term "assault firearm" to define banned and regulated guns. Among the list of firearms identified as 'assault firearms' are the Colt AR-15, AK variants and all 'M1 Carbine Type' variants. Some New Jersey gun advocates have called its laws "draconian".
Democratic State Sen. Stephanie Chang, a lead sponsor of the bill package, said Monday that the latest legislation would put Michigan in line with similar laws in 31 other states and the District ...