Ask CPL Instructor: If You Carry A Pistol In Your Hand To Your Front Door, Is That Brandishing?

By [email protected] (Rick Ector)

Ask The Michigan Firearms Instructor

Q: Rick, I just saw this lady on the news saying she carries her gun in her hand while walking into her house. Is that brandishing?

A: PA 27 of 2015 went into effect on August 10th. As such, it amended MCL 750.234e to be written as the following:

“(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), a person shall not willfully and knowingly brandish a firearm in public.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to either of the following:

(a) A peace officer lawfully performing his or her duties as a peace officer.
(b) A person lawfully acting in self-defense or defense of another under the self-defense act, 2006 PA 309, MCL 780.971 to 780.974.

(3) 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.”

Furthermore, MCL 750.222 was also modified on August 10, 2015 by defining the term brandish as the following: “Brandish means to point, wave about, or display in a threatening manner with the intent to induce fear in another person.”

Thus, In my non-legal opinion it should be legal to carry a firearm in your hand, presumably …read more

Source:: Legally Armed in Detroit