02/24/2024
Transfers and the new Michigan Gun Laws
Please contact me before you list me as your FFL to make sure I will be available to receive and transfer the firearm for you. Recent changes in the Fi****ms Transaction Record, form (4473), make it necessary for the firearm description (Section A) to be completed before the transferee can complete the buyer information section (Section B). All sections of the transaction record must be handwritten and completed at my place of business. This means you cannot complete the transaction record form and I can't do the NICS check before I have the firearm in my possession. Because of this new form sequence, please do not have a firearm sent to me if you are not absolutely sure the NICS check will come back favorably. If you have a firearm sent to me and the NICS check comes back denied, you will be responsible for the cost of shipping the firearm back to the seller.
How to Purchase a Long Gun
If purchasing through an FFL (Federal Fi****ms Licensee):
1. FFL initiates NICS (National Instant Background Check System) background check.
2. FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) NICS completes the background check and responds with PROCEED, DENY, or DELAY. If PROCEED, FFL proceeds with sale.
3. FFL completes the FSR (Fi****ms Sales Record).
4. Both the FFL and the buyer receive and retain a copy of the FSR.
5. A third copy does not need to be submitted to the local PD for long guns.
How to Purchase a Pistol
If purchasing through an FFL:
1. If the buyer does not have a CPL: Buyer must first obtain an LTP (License To Purchase) prior to the FFL proceeding with the sale.
1. The FFL may still choose to run a NICS check, but it is not required if the buyer has an LTP.
2. If the buyer has a CPL:
1. FFL initiates NICS background check. FBI NICS completes the background check and responds with PROCEED, DENY, or DELAY. If PROCEED, FFL proceeds with sale.
3. FFL completes the LTP or FSR.
4. Both the FFL and the buyer receive and retain a copy of the LTP or FSR.
5. FFL must return a third copy of the LTP or FSR to their own local PD within 10 days. It is a state civil infraction (up to $250) for the FFL failing to comply.
How to Purchase a Frame or Receiver
The new law does not change the process for frames or receivers. Michigan does not consider a frame or receiver to be a firearm, however federal laws must be followed.
If purchasing through an FFL:
1. FFL initiates NICS background check. FBI NICS completes the background check and responds with PROCEED, DENY, or DELAY. If PROCEED, FFL proceeds with sale.
2. FSR is not required.
