Are BP Revolvers REALLY not considered firearms by the law?
- Thread starter NateKirk
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MI Registration
Michigan never has had a "registration". They did have a "safety inspection" but it has been done away with. They issued a "green card" with the inspection and you had to carry this card when you had a pistol on your person. This was for center-fire only, never for BP. All this accomplished, was an extra step for the law abiding. Back in the day if you wanted to hunt with a BP pistol, you were required to get the safety inspection and get the green card. This cost the police and the state money (it was free), so it's been done away with. (a few years ago).
The gun laws in MI change so fast, it's hard to keep up with. The best source I've found is Michigan Coalition Of Responsible Gun Owners.
http://www.mcrgo.org/mcrgo/
I've had a CPL (concealed pistol license) for years. Mainly so I didn't have to open carry my BP pistol when hunting. I like a shoulder holster keeping my pistol warm, dry and out of the weather. Also this saves you from capping, un-capping your pistol every time you get in a vehicle.
Birch
Michigan never has had a "registration". They did have a "safety inspection" but it has been done away with. They issued a "green card" with the inspection and you had to carry this card when you had a pistol on your person. This was for center-fire only, never for BP. All this accomplished, was an extra step for the law abiding. Back in the day if you wanted to hunt with a BP pistol, you were required to get the safety inspection and get the green card. This cost the police and the state money (it was free), so it's been done away with. (a few years ago).
The gun laws in MI change so fast, it's hard to keep up with. The best source I've found is Michigan Coalition Of Responsible Gun Owners.
http://www.mcrgo.org/mcrgo/
I've had a CPL (concealed pistol license) for years. Mainly so I didn't have to open carry my BP pistol when hunting. I like a shoulder holster keeping my pistol warm, dry and out of the weather. Also this saves you from capping, un-capping your pistol every time you get in a vehicle.
Birch
brazosdave
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no, actually, I carry several. The one on my hip today is an Armi San Marci 48 Wells Fargo pocket revolver in .31 cal, but I recently purchased the .44 51 Navy Snubby from Dixie Gun Works, the one with the thunderer grip. Small, and yet packs one hell of a punch! I know guys that pack sheriffs model 51's and 60's, or shortened Remmies, that mainly depends on the weather and your style of clothing. Still hopin we get open carry passed down here in Texas, then I could carry whatever I wanted, lol. I do make one concession though, I carry a .38 spl derringer in my pocket, but I am getting the stuff to start loading b.p. cartridges now, so I guess technically that would also be a b.p. gun. Sort of
In federal law and most state law, a percussion or flintlock handgun is considered an antique and can be purchased with no requirement for licensing, NICS check, or waiting period.
BUT, and it is a big BUT, under the criminal code of every state, such a gun is still a deadly weapon and it is legally the same as a Glock in laws regarding concealed carry, assault with a deadly weapon, or armed robbery.
So forget the idea that because it is a "non-gun" for purchase, it is OK to carry it without a license (where one is required). And if you (heaven forbid), knock off your obnoxious boss, it is still murder, even if done with a matchlock pistol.
Jim
BUT, and it is a big BUT, under the criminal code of every state, such a gun is still a deadly weapon and it is legally the same as a Glock in laws regarding concealed carry, assault with a deadly weapon, or armed robbery.
So forget the idea that because it is a "non-gun" for purchase, it is OK to carry it without a license (where one is required). And if you (heaven forbid), knock off your obnoxious boss, it is still murder, even if done with a matchlock pistol.
Jim
Jim Watson
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Agree.
Many jurisdictions have legal language "for the purpose of going armed."
Not just a gun, whether cartridge or C&B, but anything that might be usable as a weapon and found outside its normal application. That hammer in your tennis bag is not looking good.
Many jurisdictions have legal language "for the purpose of going armed."
Not just a gun, whether cartridge or C&B, but anything that might be usable as a weapon and found outside its normal application. That hammer in your tennis bag is not looking good.