March 14, 2013, Introduced by Reps. Rogers, Rendon, Denby, Franz, Genetski, Poleski, MacGregor, Outman, Goike, VerHeulen, MacMaster, Jacobsen, Johnson, Lori, Crawford, Glardon, Pscholka, Victory, Pettalia, Haveman, McBroom, Daley, Bumstead, Graves and Jenkins and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
A bill to provide that any federal law that attempts to ban
certain firearms or magazines is unenforceable in this state; to
provide for the powers and duties of certain state officers; to
prohibit the enforcement of certain federal laws; and to prescribe
penalties.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the
"Michigan firearm protection act".
Sec. 2. (1) A public servant or dealer that sells a firearm in
this state shall not enforce or attempt to enforce any act, law,
statute, rule, or regulation of the United States government
relating to a personal firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition
that is owned or manufactured exclusively within the borders of
this state.
(2) Any official, agent, or employee of the United States
government who enforces or attempts to enforce any act, order, law,
statute, rule, or regulation of the United States government upon a
personal firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition that is owned
or manufactured commercially or privately in this state and that
remains exclusively within the borders of this state is guilty of a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not less than 1 year and 1
day or more than 5 years or a fine of not more than $5,000.00.
(3) The attorney general may defend a citizen of this state
who is prosecuted by the United States government for a violation
of a federal law relating to the manufacture, sale, transfer, or
possession of a firearm, a firearm accessory, or ammunition owned
or manufactured and retained exclusively within the borders of this
state.
(4) Any federal law, rule, regulation, or order created or
effective on or after January 1, 2013 is unenforceable within the
borders of this state if the law, rule, regulation, or order
attempts to do either of the following:
(a) Ban or restrict ownership of a semi-automatic firearm or
any magazine of a firearm.
(b) Require any firearm, magazine, or other firearm accessory
to be registered in any manner.