I'm mostly just venting, but the context here is: A couple times a month I will use my moms large backyard located outside city limits (Thetford Township, north of Flint) for target practice. She lives on 2 acres of land with cornfields stretching for another mile behind that. She loves shooting with me occasionally and we either load up my .357 snubnose with .38 special and shoot soda cans, or load my 20-gauge with birdshot and shoot at clay pigeons. Always safely and always well before 7pm.

We've been doing this without issue for nearly 10 years, and my grandfather (who built the house in the 60s) had used the property to shoot with his kids and grandchildren for nearly 50 years before that.

But the neighbor who just moved in next door doesn't like it and even if we shoot for 20 minutes, the cops always show up in the driveway. They've spoken with us and basically said "We can't stop you from shooting on your property, but we can't stop him from calling us either, and we have to make contact anytime we get a call." Then occasionally when they leave after telling him "we can't stop them from shooting on their property" he will turn his subwoofers up to 11 and blast music until 10pm (which he NEVER does otherwise). A couple weeks ago he even walked across the backyard in the middle of the night and planted a "NO HUNTING" sign at the back of her property mounted on the side of an old mailbox. The cops told him not to trespass again. (Also, neither of us hunt)

What would you guys do in this situation? Just continue on as usual and talk to the cops anytime you want to plink for a half hour? We do plan to continue shooting. However I'm worried that the neighbor might eventually try to do something extreme and file an injunction and take us to court, and I don't need my mom having to go through a lawsuit, even if its frivolous.

From my understanding (the little I have on the matter), it seems to me that the NFA for SBRs,SBSs and supressors has been rendered non constitutional due to them not collecting a tax anymore.

Now Michigan's law on these items is very confusing for me, ive read multiple things discussing how going forward if you had a stamp before this went into effect you're considered kosher under Michigan law moving forward? Is this true? How will this work?

Will Michigan law impede us from buying all this without a stamp?

This is an exciting time but it still all feels murky for me.

Any help or discussion on the matter would be appreciated

Hello people!

Unfortunately, an event has happened that has caused my wife and I to pursue CPLs.

Anyone know of any courses in SE MI that are professional and friendly to women? I go to a couple ranges in the area to shoot a long gun but they are not places where my wife would feel comfortable.

Would greatly appreciate any pointers or recommendations for CPL courses.

Thanks!

I guess this happened in late 2025, but we lost reciprocity with Nevada. If you want to carry there, you’d need to get an AZ or Utah OOS permit.

I applied and submitted fingerprints on Tuesday August 25th and got my CPL in the mail today, Saturday August 29th. I wasn't expecting it to arrive this early, as I have heard around here that most people have been waiting the almost the 45 days they are allowed to take.

Current carry is going to be my 3.1in Shield Plus with Holosun 407k optic.

This summer I found myself going to outdoor ranges way more than indoor ones. Before this year, I pretty much exclusively shot indoors.

Are outdoor ranges generally open year-round? If they are, do you actually use them, or do you go back to indoor shooting once winter hits?

It feels like the upsides of shooting outdoors could outweigh the indoors no matter what.

Does anyone know where I can get my fingerprints done that isn't PrintScan?

Is anyone aware of any ranges I can shoot my TX22 with FRT in the Detroit area? I live in midtown Detroit but can drive a bit. Going out to Ann Arbor Arms is a little too far for me though. Thanks.

Forgive me if this goes against the sales part, not looking to sell, looking for advice. Basic story, 3 guns my pops needs to get rid of. Older stuff, like a WW2 1911, a rifle etc. He doesn't do online stuff, and is looking for in person place that's not just a pawn shop. Any reccomendations where he can go in South East Michigan that will give him a fair price for his stuff?

Dunham’s has a $11.99 deal on Blazer 9mm. It’s the cheapest I’ve seen for that around here. I was about to head to UnCoiled in Livonia, to get a case of MagTech for $235, but I’m close(r) to a Dunham’s and got 1000rds of Blazer 115gr for just as good a deal.

Just wondering if there are any dealers in southwest Michigan that sell police trade in guns? I know I can buy them online, I'd just like to look through them in person is all.

I want to buy a pistol optic. I have moderately bad astigmatism so I'd like to be able to check out several options in-store and see what works the best for me. Most stores I've been to only have a couple of options though. Can anyone suggest any that would have a lot of different options I can test?

I'm in Oakland county but would be willing to travel a bit if needed.

I have gone a few times, i know it is legal. But I don’t really hear guns like that around here outside of hunting season. Usually I do 22 or 9mm. I feel like if I go off in the forest and start shooting 30 round mags of 5.57 people aren’t going to like that.

Has anyone had any trouble shooting on state land?

Hi, I recently got back into firearms after 25+ years and bought a few rifles and pistols but haven't shot them yet. I don't know anyone with property to shoot at and I don't want to join a sportsmans' club like the ones in Deckerville and Marlette as I wouldn't fit in and I don't want to pay out the ass to use a their ranges once or twice a year

Is there any public place to shoot in Sanilac or Huron counties?

Bought a shotgun online through Dunhams and it will be my first firearm at 24. What am i to expect? Also, i wont need a LTP just for a shotgun?

Any stand outs for good selections of hunting rifles?

Looking .308 & 350 legend worlds.

Hoping to find one similar to Guns Galore where the guns are on the floor and I do not need to be hand held to browse them. Looking closer to the East side, SCS area.

Hi, my grandfather passed away a couple of years ago and my grandmother gave me all of his reloading equipment and supplies. I had planned to try to reload myself but we moved and I just don’t have the time or space so I was trying to figure out if there was a good place to sell it. I have a few boxes/totes of stuff I believe he reloaded mostly pistol ammo but I believe there’s also stuff in there for rifles/shotguns, but I don’t have much knowledge on it and don’t even know where to begin with selling it. Does anyone have any suggestions or a direction to point me? Thank you

Hey all, just looking for some perspective to make sure I’m not being a jerk with some recent land I purchased. Recently I bought 10 acres of a 40 acre chunk of land about an hour away from Grand Rapids. I purchased the 10 acres first, and then someone else bought the other 30 acres.

My intention from the start has been to build my own range on it that I plan to use every other weekend or so. I do plan on shooting rifles, probably at a rapid rate, for a couple hours or so when I go up. I’m going to build a berm backing and another berm along the side to help with noise in that direction.

I asked the realtor to offer my contact info to the other buyers as soon as everything is closed. I’m guessing that they will be using the land to hunt (as will I casually). But I’m worried that if they want to build a home there, we’re going to have issues with the noise I make.

-berm for sound

-reach out and be flexible with my noise within reason (I can shoot on Sunday if they have something going on Saturday ie)

-I’ll stop range shooting a months before deer and turkey season

Anything else I can do? Does the above seem like reasonable measures to be a good neighbor?

So I'm currently traveling for work in St. Joseph but live in the U.P. and a coworker is offering to sell me a handgun. Do I need to obtain and turn in a pistol purchase permit from the PD on St. Joseph or do I have to go back to my home PD and file all the paperwork there?

So I recently purchased my first rifle via FFL Transfer. And the process seemed smooth sailing I expected the background check to take awhile but. Whenever I call for updates they seem annoyed or irritated and tell me we will get back to you later. Today was the day I was supposed to come pick it up but I guess there designated background check person wasn’t in when I called. I thought it would be good to call one more time before I clock in for work and they told me that person just left for break and I would have to wait to double check that today is the day I can get it. I don’t want to annoy anyone but at the same time I do want my gun should I just wait?.

Hey everyone, planning a bachelor party for this September and one day we’re looking to goto some sort of range to shoot! Theres 6 coming down from Port Huron to Detroit so somewhere not to crazy far off that path would be nice.
Indoor/ outdoor, skeet. Somewhere with some better rental options and rates.
Appreciate and recommendations or input.

Anyone have any experience with getting engravings done for Form 1’s in metro Detroit area?

Looking for someone reputable. Thanks in advance!

I sold my stuff a while back for health reasons and funds to pursue other hobbies, and had an incredibly unpleasant time dealing with Target Sports. The old guy there was rather mean to anyone who wasn't old, white, and male like him. So, with the absolute shitshow unfolding right now, I think I need to pick up a new gun for self defense, and I'm looking for a nice gun store that might not be owned by someone who is absolutely batshit insane.

Hello everyone new CPL member here,

My Dad lives in Ohio and I live in Michigan and he is giving me with old 9mm that he just wants to get rid of. What or is there any laws stopping me from legally obtaining that gun and using it as my personal concealed carry?

Thanks for any advice!

Could anyone give me some recommendations for insurance companies that are willing to insure a gun range? Ideally a company that also handles general Business insurance as well.