Michigan has course material requirements and accepts any training program that meets those requirements. State law requires a minimum of 30 rounds fired. The most common course is a modified version of the NRA Basics of Personal Protection in the Home. The range course of fire as outlined by the NRA includes 98 rounds fired on target at distances up to 21’. It’s up to the instructor to certify the student and it doesn’t take very long to determine if they can properly handle a firearm.

Any legal handgun can be carried on a CPL and you may carry as many as you like. Federal law limits the minimum collapsed length of a rifle or shotgun at 26”, but Michigan law sets it at 30”. Long arms that are between 26” and 30” are required to be registered as a pistol in Michigan and currently even those can be carried. There is a bill in the works to redefine pistols, rifles and shotguns and bring us in line with Federal law.

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