{"id":4379,"date":"2015-04-30T12:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T16:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=4379"},"modified":"2015-04-30T12:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T16:48:28","slug":"house-passes-pneumatic-gun-legislation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2015\/04\/30\/house-passes-pneumatic-gun-legislation\/","title":{"rendered":"House Passes Pneumatic Gun Legislation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week the full House\u00a0passed\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/legislature.mi.gov\/(S(ahylkocihbb5uzcfjblbkasr))\/mileg.aspx?page=getObject&amp;objectName=2015-SB-0085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB 85<\/a>\u00a0(sponsored by Sen. Hildenbrand, R-Lowell), a bill to include pneumatic guns (i.e. paint ball guns) in the list of pistols or other firearms that local units of government currently cannot tax, regulate ownership of, registration of, sale\/transfer\/possession and transportation of (PA 319 of 1990).<\/p>\n<p>The legislation\u00a0does allow a local unit to regulate the possession of a pneumatic gun in someone under the age of 16 unless it is on their private property as well as allow a local unit to prohibit discharging of a pneumatic gun in heavily populated areas.<\/p>\n<p>The League is opposed to this legislation.<\/p>\n<p><em>Nikki Brown is a legislative associate with the League handling economic development, land use, and municipal services issues.\u00a0 She can be reached at\u00a0nbrown@mml.org or 517-908-0305.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week the full House\u00a0passed\u00a0 SB 85\u00a0(sponsored by Sen. 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