28.16 Firearms safety program; public service announcements; “weapon free school zones” defined; availability of program and public service announcements.

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Sec. 16.

(1)The department shall establish and maintain a firearms safety program to educate children about the dangerous nature and safe handling of firearms. The department shall make the program available to local school districts.

(2)The department shall produce or arrange for the production of public service announcements to educate the public about the need to keep firearms and other weapons securely stored so that they are not accessible to children and the need to operate or use firearms or other weapons in a safe and lawful manner.

(3)The department shall produce or arrange for the production of public service announcements to educate the public about weapon free school zones. As used in this subsection, "weapon free school zone" means that term as defined in section 237a of the Michigan penal code, Act No. 328 of the Public Acts of 1931, being section 750.237a of the Michigan Compiled Laws.

(4)The department shall make the public service announcements described in subsections

(2)and

(3)available to television and radio stations throughout this state.

History: Add. 1993, Act 321, Eff. Apr. 1, 1994