{"id":422,"date":"2018-05-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-05-04T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baronedefensefirm.lawblogger.net\/blog\/michigan-cpl-applications-likely-to-reach-one-million-in-2018\/"},"modified":"2025-01-08T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T18:39:07","slug":"michigan-cpl-applications-likely-to-reach-one-million-in-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-cpl-applications-likely-to-reach-one-million-in-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Michigan CPL Applications Likely to Reach One Million in 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The number of Michigan citizens with a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) continues to increase each year with 2018 on track to become a recording breaking year. As of April 2018, there are a total of 993,026 CPL holders in Michigan according to police CPL records.\u00a0 The current pace of new applicants suggests that the number will exceed one million CPL holders later this year.<\/p>\n<p>The number of Michigan CPL holders continues to increase year-over-year, and one reason is that Michigan became a CPL \u201cshall-issue\u201d state in 2001. Then, in 2015, Michigan County Clerk offices and the Michigan State Police became responsible for processing concealed weapon applications under Senate Bills 34 and 35 or Public Acts 3 and 4. This important change in Michigan\u2019s CPL law did away with gun boards that included county sheriffs and prosecutors.\u00a0 With this change Michigan became a true shall issue state because now all applicants are approved provided they meet the statutory guidelines. One final change in 2015 included a reduction in processing time. Under Michigan\u2019s CPL law, applications are to be processed within 45 days and if the paperwork isn&#8217;t processed within the 45-day-period applicants can use their application receipts received by the clerk&#8217;s office as proof of certification.\u00a0 However, applicants usually receive their CPLs in a much shorter time, often within a couple weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Because Michigan is a shall issue state, provided an individual takes a one-day class, pays the application and fingerprint fee, and can pass a background check, they shall be given a CPL.\u00a0 Once a valid CPL is obtained, it remains valid for five years, and the CPL holder can lawfully carry a concealed pistol anywhere not otherwise precluded by law.\u00a0 These so-called gun free zones include such things as sports arenas, schools, courts, post offices, banks, places of worship, day care centers, etc.\u00a0 The State is required to create an on-line CPL renewal process by October 2018.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.baronedefensefirm.com\/blog\/michigan-cpl-applications-likely-to-reach-one-million-in-2018\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Michigan CPL Applications Likely to Reach One Million in 2018\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of Michigan citizens with a Concealed Pistol License (CPL) continues to increase each year with 2018 on track to become a recording breaking year. As of April 2018, there are a total of 993,026 CPL holders in Michigan according to police CPL records.\u00a0 The current pace of new applicants suggests that the number [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gun-laws"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Michigan CPL Applications Likely to Reach One Million in 2018<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Many Michigan citizens are applying to get their Concealed Pistol License. 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