Michigan Firearm (Gun) Bill of Sale Form

• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: Yes, private pistol sales generally require the buyer to have a license to purchase unless an exemption applies.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
• Waiting Period: None.
• Registration Requirement: Limited. Michigan requires pistol sales records and maintains pistol transaction records, but it does not have a universal registration system for all firearms.
• Permit Required (to purchase): Yes, a license to purchase is generally required for a pistol unless an exemption applies.
• Concealed Carry Permit: Yes, a concealed pistol license is generally required to carry a concealed pistol.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
• Assault Weapons Limits: None.

Source: MCL §§ 28.422, 28.422a, 28.425, 28.425b, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)

• If renounced U.S. citizenship.
• If convicted of a felony.
• If subject to a qualifying court order involving harassment, stalking, or threats against an intimate partner or child.
• If a fugitive from justice.
• If unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
• If illegally in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
• If dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
• If convicted of a misdemeanor offense of domestic violence.
• If under the legal age.
• If adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.

Source: Mich. Comp. Laws § 750.224f, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)