Hi all, I moved to Michigan last fall. Now that 6 months have passed, I can apply for the MI CPL. Before anyone corrects me and calls it a LTCH... that's not the case in Michigan. It is a concealed pistol license (CPL) here.
The state requires a basic CPL class (legalities, and basics of gun ownership), and a basic range certification.
I took the class yesterday and shot the qualification (we simply had to keep 80% of shots on a 8.5x11 paper at 3, 4, 5, and 7 yds in various positions). I shot a group the size of a plum
The classroom portion was mostly review for me, since I take an interest in knowing the gun laws of the states where I live. Talk about some confusing laws for hanguns. Example ... alcohol. .02-.079 BAC + carrying a gun gets you a civil infraction ($100), plus you lose your CPL for 1 yr., but .08+ BAC gets a misdemeanor carrying under the influence and a 3 yr suspension. Not to mention that private party transfers of handguns need a permit to purchase beforehand AND a registration afterwards. And then there's the pistol free zones, which as state law, limits a lot more places where one could carry. (any theater/place with over 2500 seats under the same roof -- like a big megaplex movie theater is not simply a private property (trespassing) issue, it is coded into the law because of the number of seats... can't say that I love that idea.
It was a good mixed class, with mostly white men from 25-50, but 3 older ladies, and a couple (self-identified) latinos.
Of the 13 students, 2 had serious events in the last year -- a home invasion and a stick-up, and the instructor had also had a home invasion previously. It took the stick-up victim 45 minutes to get through to police when he called to report it. Go Detroit?!?
Some serious stuff goes down in "the D."
Besides the discrepancies between IN and MI law, I really liked the class and range time and was very happy to see others' sincere interest in taking a step towards protecting themselves.
The CPL here has a 5 yr shelf life.
I still proudly have my lifetime IN LTCH
The state requires a basic CPL class (legalities, and basics of gun ownership), and a basic range certification.
I took the class yesterday and shot the qualification (we simply had to keep 80% of shots on a 8.5x11 paper at 3, 4, 5, and 7 yds in various positions). I shot a group the size of a plum
The classroom portion was mostly review for me, since I take an interest in knowing the gun laws of the states where I live. Talk about some confusing laws for hanguns. Example ... alcohol. .02-.079 BAC + carrying a gun gets you a civil infraction ($100), plus you lose your CPL for 1 yr., but .08+ BAC gets a misdemeanor carrying under the influence and a 3 yr suspension. Not to mention that private party transfers of handguns need a permit to purchase beforehand AND a registration afterwards. And then there's the pistol free zones, which as state law, limits a lot more places where one could carry. (any theater/place with over 2500 seats under the same roof -- like a big megaplex movie theater is not simply a private property (trespassing) issue, it is coded into the law because of the number of seats... can't say that I love that idea.
It was a good mixed class, with mostly white men from 25-50, but 3 older ladies, and a couple (self-identified) latinos.
Of the 13 students, 2 had serious events in the last year -- a home invasion and a stick-up, and the instructor had also had a home invasion previously. It took the stick-up victim 45 minutes to get through to police when he called to report it. Go Detroit?!?
Some serious stuff goes down in "the D."
Besides the discrepancies between IN and MI law, I really liked the class and range time and was very happy to see others' sincere interest in taking a step towards protecting themselves.
The CPL here has a 5 yr shelf life.
I still proudly have my lifetime IN LTCH
