{"data":{"id":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-123.1101","jurisdiction":"us-mi","citation":"Mich. Comp. Laws § 123.1101","heading":"Definitions.","body":"Sec. 1.\n\nAs used in this act:\n\n(a) \"Firearm\" means any weapon which will, is designed to, or may readily be converted to expel a projectile by action of an explosive.\n\n(b) \"Local unit of government\" means a city, village, township, or county.\n\n(c) \"Pistol\" means that term as defined in section 222 of the Michigan penal code, 1931 PA 328, MCL 750.222.\n\n(d) \"Pneumatic gun\" means any implement, designed as a gun, that will expel a BB or pellet by spring, gas, or air. Pneumatic gun includes a paintball gun that expels by pneumatic pressure plastic balls filled with paint for the purpose of marking the point of impact.","path":["MI Code","Chapter 123","Act Act-319-of-1990"],"source_url":"https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-123-1101","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:31Z","sha256":"29d68ed56b74064f8b65cea50b2ba3c84a652293de2d3364adc3fb1357c17cc6","source_id":"us-mi","stale":false,"prev":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-123.965","next":"us-mi/mich.-comp.-laws-123.1102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}