A few days ago we were boondocking in Idaho, and some four legged critters decided to crawl under our hood and start eating the insulation off of any wires they found. I dispatched a couple of them with my trusty wrist rocket, but decided that it was time to move up in camp robber armament. Today, back in civilization, I bought a Crosman 1377 pump .177 airpistol. Back in the home on wheels, I did some googling and found a place that still has the shoulder stocks for that pistol, and ordered one. While doing that, I came upon this:

Michigan residents, .177 CALIBER AIR RIFLES AND AIR PISTOLS CAN BE PURCHASED DIRECTLY ON THE WEB SITE AND WILL BE SHIPPED DIRECTLY TO YOU. Air pistols with shoulder stocks, air rifles with overall length less than 26" or barrels length less than 16" of any caliber cannot be sold to you unless the proper permits are issued by the State and local authorities.

According to Michigan law Sec. 222. As used in this chapter: (b) "Firearm" means a weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be propelled by an explosive, or by gas or air. Firearm does not include a smooth bore rifle or handgun designed and manufactured exclusively for propelling by a spring, or by gas or air, BB's not exceeding .177 caliber.

Michigan residents, if you would like to purchase something other than a .177 caliber air rifle, we will ship it to you, however you will have to follow the steps below:

1. Inform our company of the item you want to purchase.
2. The item will be shipped to the designated dealer/retailer in your area. Your job is to find a participating dealer/retailer and let us know where to ship your gun.
3. Go to your local police department to obtain a Permit to Purchase the airgun. Each airgun purchase must have a separate Permit.
4. After the Permit is issued to you by the Police take it to the gun store where your gun will be shipped.
5. After the Permit is presented to the store and the fee is paid they will hand over the airgun to you.
6. Take the airgun back to the police department, where they will conduct a safety check and ballistics test.
After it is determined that the gun is safe and tests are conducted you will be ready to take the airgun home.

That is almost as bad as the CA firearms laws. REAL firearms. I feel for you folks in Michigan...