Birmingham |
Code of Ordinances |
Chapter 74. OFFENSES |
Article VI. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC SAFETY |
Division 2. WEAPONS |
§ 74-212. Transporting an unloaded firearm or a pneumatic gun in a vehicle.
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 any of the following:
(1)
A firearm, other than a pistol, or
(2)
A pneumatic gun that expels a metallic BB or metallic pellet greater than .177, unless the firearm or pneumatic gun is one or more of the following:
a.
Taken down.
b.
Enclosed in a case.
c.
Carried in the trunk of a vehicle.
d.
Inaccessible from the interior of the vehicle.
(3)
A portable device or weapon directing electrical current, impulse, waive or beam. A person who violates this section is guilty of a 90-day misdemeanor.
(Ord. No. 2156, 8-24-15; Ord. No. 2236, 5-22-17; Ord. No. 2264, 3-12-18)
State law reference
Similar provisions, MCL 750.227d.