Michigan

Michigan does not require a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) for open carry (only for concealed carry or carrying in a vehicle, MCL 750.227). Confirmed via an official Michigan county-government page; anyone 18+ who lawfully purchased the pistol may open carry, subject to a list of pistol-free zones under MCL 750.234d.

MCL 28.425o makes church/synagogue/mosque/temple property a prohibited premises for a CPL holder UNLESS the presiding official(s) of that place of worship permit carrying. Opt-in model (default no) rather than mere private-property discretion.

MCL 750.234d generally bans firearms on liquor-licensed premises but exempts CPL holders. A separate statute, MCL 28.425o, re-prohibits CPL holders specifically in "a bar or tavern licensed under the liquor control code whose primary source of income is the sale of alcoholic liquor by the glass" — i.e., a real bar, not an ordinary restaurant.

No Michigan statute (Penal Code or firearms code) specifically addresses carrying a loaded pistol on a boat; a Michigan criminal-defense firm's analysis concludes that, because nothing prohibits it, a CPL holder may lawfully have a loaded pistol on a vessel, docked or underway. That is a reasoned secondary-source conclusion rather than an explicit statutory 'yes,' so I'm presenting it as conditional/likely-yes rather than confirmed.

Michigan's CPL statute (MCL 28.425o, tied to the 'weapon free zone' list in MCL 750.234d) lists 'court' among the premises where a valid CPL does not authorize concealed carry — courts are off-limits for concealed carry regardless of license. A DMV branch or city hall is not on that premises list, so ordinary government-office carry is allowed for CPL holders.

No Michigan statute lists universities as pistol-free zones, but the Michigan Court of Appeals in Wade v. University of Michigan (July 2023) upheld the University's own campus-wide firearm ban (applicable even to CPL holders) as a constitutional "sensitive place" restriction under the university's independent constitutional governing authority; the Michigan Supreme Court and U.S. Supreme Court both declined further review (cert. denied Oct. 14, 2024). All Michigan public universities currently ban firearms via this mechanism; private schools set their own policy.

Michigan has no statewide business-signage mandate; a property owner may exclude a carrier under general trespass law, but carry in an ordinary business is presumptively lawful absent any notice.

No MI statute requires advance owner consent; general trespass law (MCL 750.552) requires notice before presence becomes unlawful (opt-out default).

Michigan's concealed pistol license 'weapon free zone' statute (MCL 28.425o) is not, in my recollection, understood to include airports among schools, courts, hospitals, sports arenas, bars, casinos, entertainment facilities, and child-care centers — but every attempt to load the statute directly (Michigan Legislature site, Findlaw) returned a 403/404 in this session, so I could not confirm its exact text or check for any airport-specific carve-out.

Michigan is a shall-issue state requiring a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) to carry a concealed handgun, including in a vehicle (no permitless carry). The NRA-ILA page I fetched only surfaced a narrow school-drop-off vehicle exception, not the full general vehicle-transport framework, so treat the CPL-required baseline as solid but the details as incomplete pending a direct statute check.

Mich. Comp. Laws §750.234d(2)(c)-(d) and §28.425o(1) prohibit both unlicensed people and concealed pistol license holders from carrying on hospital premises, with a narrow exception only if the owner/agent of the owner gives permission. No distinction drawn between public and private hospitals.

Michigan requires a concealed pistol license. MCL 750.234d's prohibited-place list (banks, houses of worship, courts, theaters, sports arenas, day-cares, hospitals, licensed liquor establishments, and polling-place buffers) has no rest-area entry, and the statute expressly exempts lawful vehicle transport from the election-related restrictions. Verified against the statute text directly.

MCL 28.425f(3): an individual licensed to carry a concealed pistol who is carrying one and "is stopped by a peace officer shall immediately disclose to the peace officer" that fact — applies to both drivers and passengers in a stopped vehicle per Michigan case law (handing over the CPL alone, or a 40-second delay, has been held insufficient "immediate disclosure"). First offense: $100 fine plus possible CPL suspension. Eff. Dec. 1, 2015 (2015 PA 3).

MCL 28.425b requires Michigan residency; the only accommodation for someone who just moved to Michigan and already holds an out-of-state CPL is a waiver of the normal 6-month residency wait once they establish Michigan residency — a true non-resident cannot obtain a Michigan CPL.

Mich. Comp. Laws §750.237a(4),(6) bans firearms in a 'weapon free school zone' (K-12, including school transportation). Concealed pistol license (CPL) holders may carry OPENLY (not concealed) in the zone, but concealed carry on actual school premises remains barred except for a narrow carve-out letting a parent/guardian keep a concealed handgun in their vehicle while dropping off/picking up a student (MCL §28.425o(1)(a)).

No Michigan-specific firearm-signage criminal statute is known to me. Michigan's general trespass statute (MCL 750.552) is a minor misdemeanor requiring the person be 'forbidden' to enter, but I could not confirm whether posted signage alone (versus personal communication) satisfies that in this session.

MCL 123.1101/123.1102: local units may not tax, regulate, or otherwise control ownership, possession, or transport of firearms. Narrow exceptions in § 123.1103 for criminal-conduct laws, employee policy, and discharge within city/charter-township limits.

MCL 750.234d(3)(a) bars possessing a firearm in a polling place or within 100 feet of its entrance while polls are open — BUT subsection (4)(c) explicitly exempts 'a person carrying a concealed pistol if that person is licensed by this state or another state to carry a concealed pistol.' So for our specific question (a concealed-carry permit holder), the answer is yes; the ban applies to open carriers and the unlicensed. Amended by 2024 PA 157/158, effective April 2, 2025.

No state-level magazine capacity restriction found.

RECENT: Extreme Risk Protection Order Act, 2023 PA 38, MCL 691.1801 et seq., effective Feb. 13, 2024. Petitioners: law enforcement, family/household members (including current/former dating partners, co-parents, guardians), and certain licensed health care providers.

Genuinely contested state of law as of Sept 2026. MCL 750.224 (suppressors) and MCL 750.224b (SBR/SBS) each make possession a state felony but each contains an exception for federally authorized possession. Secondary sources disagree sharply on how broad that exception is: some read it as covering anyone whose item is properly registered with ATF; others read it as limited to persons licensed by the U.S. Treasury to manufacture/sell/possess — i.e., FFL/SOT manufacturers/dealers only, NOT ordinary civilian NFA transferees. Not settled — Michigan legislators introduced HB 6284/6285 in 2026 specifically to eliminate this state-felony exposure for suppressors and SBRs, prompted by an August 2026 federal court injunction affecting NFA registration enforcement nationally. Machine guns carry the same ambiguity. Do not represent Michigan as a clean 'yes.'

Stand Your Ground by statute: Mich. Comp. Laws § 780.972(2) (Self-Defense Act of 2006) — no duty to retreat.

Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 28.422, 28.422a, as expanded by 2023 legislation effective February 13, 2024. Previously Michigan required a background check/license only for pistol purchases; the 2024 change extended the license-to-purchase and background-check requirement to all firearms, including private sales of rifles and shotguns (a buyer who already passed an FFL background check within 5 days is exempt from the separate permit).