I am in favor of reducing over burdensome requirements for purchasing a pistol in Michigan, and the section of this legislation repealing Section 2a of Public Act 372 of 1927, MCL 28.422a is certainly a welcome step in that direction.
The legislative analysis provided by the House Fiscal Agency has already made mention of this issue, but I think it bears repeating. As written in Section 3 this legislation requires “… THE DATE OF EXPIRATION IS THE APPLICANT'S DATE OF BIRTH WHICH IS NOT LESS THAN 4 YEARS NOR MORE THAN 4 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF ISSUANCE.” This creates an unsolvable paradox, if a renewal is issued late after the applicant’s birthday. As an example, if the applicant delays renewing or the board does not decide prior to the current CPL expiration, the applicants birthday could be 3 years and 1 month, and the next being 4 years and 1 month, from the application approval date. As written the individual technically could not be issued a permit, because there is no way to do so and not be less than 4 years nor more than 4 years from the issue date and still have the permit expire on the applicant’s birth date. I believe the second declaration of “4 YEARS” should be “5 YEARS” as it is under the current law. This would ensure that the permit is never valid for less than 4 years, and always valid for less than 5 years.