Sec. 6.
A license shall not be issued to an applicant under section 2 or 5b unless both of the following apply:
(a) The issuing agency has determined through the federal national instant criminal background check system (NICS) that the applicant is not prohibited under federal law from possessing or transporting a firearm.
(b) If the applicant is not a United States citizen, the issuing agency has verified through the United States immigration and customs enforcement databases that the applicant is not an illegal alien or a nonimmigrant alien.
History: Add. 2005, Act 242, Imd. Eff. Nov. 22, 2005
Last modified: October 10, 2016