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Michigan

This jurisdictional hub aggregates FRC holdings related to Michigan. It supports research on the state’s firearms history, technology, law, policy, and culture from the territorial period through statehood to the present.

  • Legal sources: statutes and session laws, administrative code, attorney general opinions, appellate decisions, and select municipal ordinances.
  • Historical materials: newspapers, photographs, maps, catalogs, Great Lakes maritime and forestry records, automotive and manufacturing archives, law-enforcement collections, and oral histories tied to Michigan people and places.
  • Research outputs: technical reports, academic studies, training manuals, and curated datasets relevant to the state.

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  • Item type:Item,
    1897 Mich. Acts 1030
    (1897)
    § 15: Prohibited the concealed carry of any pistol, revolver, bowie knife, dirk, slung shot, billie, sand bag, false knuckles, or other dangerous weapon. Also prohibited lying in wait with intent to injure. Violators fined not exceeding one hundred dollars with costs, failure to pay costs punished with imprisonment not exceeding ninety days.
  • Item type:Item,
    1891 Mich. Pub. Acts 409
    (1891)
    Police Department, pt 15: Prohibited the carrying of a concealed pistol, revolver, Bowie knife, dirk, slungshot, billie, sandbag, false knuckles, or other dangerous weapon. Also prohibited lurking or being concealed with the intent to injure a person or property, or threatening to beat or kill a person or property. Punishable by fine up to $100 and the costs of prosecution, and in default of payment, imprisonment.