Hey guys, my family and I are travelling up to MI for Xmas this Friday and I just had a quick question about transporting a rifle through MI. I know I am covered with my loaded pistol because NC and MI have CCW reciprocity, however I am bringing my AR this trip. I intend to have it unloaded in a rifle case, with a loaded mag in the glove box, is this legal in MI?

Put the rifle in your trunk.

Not a MI resident but I travel there a lot due to my in-laws living there. Long guns have to be in a case not readily accessible with the ammunition stored separately.

Enjoy the Mitten State!

We have a hatchback (Chevrolet Volt) the rifle will be in the case, in the hatch area....that ok?

That will be fine.  Michigan law specifies the trunk ,OR a case, OR disassembled, OR otherwise inaccessible.  The main thing is that it not be usable/reachable as is.  In a hard case with the ammunition in the glove box is fine.

Thanks, I am also rethinking the loaded mag part, I'll just plan to unload them and keep the ammo in a separate case.

Safest/surest way.

If in doubt one can always read this

http://www.michigan.gov/documents/msp/MSP_Legal_Update_No._66_238184_7.pdf

This update is published by the Michigan State Police Executive Division. Questions
and comments may be directed to
[email protected]
. Past editions can be
found at
www.michigan.gov/msp-legal
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MCL 750.110 & MCL 750.111
Shipping containers now protected by
breaking & entering and illegal entry
statutes
Effective: June 1, 2008
Public Act 10 of 2008 amended the statutes
prohibiting breaking and entering (
MCL
750.110
) and entering without breaking
(
MCL 750.111
) to include shipping
containers in the list of places protected by
those statutes. For the purposes of those
statutes, a shipping container is “a
standardized, reusable container for
transporting cargo that is capable of
integrating with a railcar flatbed or a flatbed
semitrailer.”
Public Act 10 of 2008
MCL 750.50
Animal abuse now punished according to
the number of victim-animals
Effective: April 1, 2008
Public Act 152 of 2007 amended the animal
abuse statute (
MCL 750.50
) to provide for
punishments according to the number of
animals abused, whether death of an animal
resulted, and the number of previous
offenses. Violations of MCL 750.50 are now
punished as follows:
•
93-day misdemeanor – 1 animal
•
1-year misdemeanor – 2-3 animals
or
the death of any animal
•
2-year felony – 4-9 animals
or
a prior
conviction under MCL 750.50
•
4-year felony – 10 or more animals
or
two or more prior convictions under
MCL 750.50
Public Act 152 of 2007
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Firearms-related frequently raised issues
What follows are the short answers to those
firearms-related questions most often asked
by police officers and the public.
Open carry of firearms
Subject to
MCL 750.234d
, it
is
legal to carry
a visible pistol in public.
Possession of a pistol belonging to another
Per
MCL 28.432
, a person with a Concealed
Pistol License (CPL) may legally possess a
properly registered pistol belonging to
another. The owner need not be present.
Possession of pistols by non-residents
A resident of another state may possess a
pistol in Michigan if they have a CPL issued
by their state of resi
dence (MCL 28.432 &
MCL 28.432a
). Without a CPL, a non-
resident may not have a pistol in Michigan.
Safety Inspection Certificates
Michigan law does
not
require a person to
have a copy of their certificate with their
pistol after it has been registered; nor does
the law require that a person keep a copy.
Transporting ammunition and long-guns
MCL 750.227d
describes the lawful way to
transport a shotgun or rifle. While they must
be unloaded, they may be transported in the
same case as ammunition (including loaded
magazines).
CPL holders – required notifications
The notification requirements of
MCL
28.425f
only apply when a CPL holder is
actually carrying a concealed pistol. Nothing
in Michigan law allows an officer to search a
CPL holder to de

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(d1jo3hjfpfs0ijr0jkm4gri5))/documents/mcl/pdf/mcl-750-227d.pdf

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931
750.227d
Transporting or possessing firearm in or upon motor vehicle or self-propelled
vehicle designed for land travel; conditions; violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Sec. 227d.
(1)
Except as otherwise permitted by law, a person shall not transport or possess in or upon a
motor vehicle or any self-propelled vehicle designed for land travel a firearm, other than a pistol, unless the
firearm is unloaded and is 1 or more of the following:
(a)
Taken down.
(b)
Enclosed in a case.
(c)
Carried in the trunk of the vehicle.
(d)
Inaccessible from the interior of the vehicle.
(2)
A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for not
more than 90 days, or a fine of not more than $100.00, or both.
History:
Add. 1981, Act 103,

Enjoy your stay and be safe

It also wouldn't hurt to print out the legal update along with MCl 750.22d and keep them in your vehicle. Some cops don't know the law.

I know its a little late but I'm pretty sure the magazines must be unloaded.

Look at the 750.22d overview in the MSP legal update.
It says they can be loaded and in the same case.