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Knuckles, baton and club laws in Michigan

We track 2 Michigan rules on knuckles, batons, clubs, nunchaku and throwing stars; all are bans.

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BannedMichigan prohibits manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, or possessing a blackjack, slungshot, billy, metallic knuckles, sand club, sand bag, or bludgeon.
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750.224 Weapons; manufacture, sale, or possession as felony; violation as felony; penalty; exceptions; "muffler" or "silencer" defined.
Sec. 224.
(1) A person shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or possess any of the following:
(a) A machine gun or firearm that shoots or is designed to shoot automatically more than 1 shot without manual reloading, by a single function of the trigger.
(b) A muffler or silencer.
(c) A bomb or bombshell.
(d) A blackjack, slungshot, billy, metallic knuckles, sand club, sand bag, or bludgeon.
(e) A device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contrivance designed to render a person temporarily or permanently disabled by the ejection, release, or emission of a gas or other substance.
(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.
(3) Subsection (1) does not apply to any of the following:
(a) A self-defense spray or foam device as defined in section 224d.
(b) A person manufacturing firearms, explosives, or munitions of war by virtue of a contract with a department of the government of the United States.
(c) A person licensed by the secretary of the treasury of the United States or the secretary's delegate to manufacture, sell, or possess a machine gun, or a device, weapon, cartridge, container, or contrivance described in subsection (1).
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History: 1931, Act 328, Eff. Sept. 18, 1931
Am. 2006, Act 401, Eff. Dec. 28, 2006
BannedDo not ship billy clubs or batons (including expandable batons) to Michigan; manufacturing, selling, offering for sale or possessing a billy or bludgeon is a felony.
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Sec. 224. (1) A person shall not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, or possess any of the following:
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(d) A blackjack, slungshot, billy, metallic knuckles, sand club, sand bag, or bludgeon.
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(2) A person who violates subsection (1) is guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or a fine of not more than $2,500.00, or both.