The following letter was received from Deb Smith at the Michigan State Police. We have removed all Whisper air guns from our sales area. We are currently working with the Rep. For Gamo to see how they are going to handle this new information. We will keep our members informed.
Glenn Duncan
Following is a ListServ message sent out to police agencies. If you could also help get the word out, I would appreciate it.
MCL 750.224(1) prohibits a person from manufacturing, selling, offering for sale or possessing a muffler or silencer.
A muffler or silencer is defined as "a device for muffling, silencing, or deadening the report of a firearm.
Pellet guns fall under the Michigan statutory definition of a firearm. Therefore, it is illegal to have a pellet gun with a silencer or muffler on it. It has recently come to our attention that several pellet guns are on the market in Michigan which have a built-in or internal silencer. Once of these is the Gamo Whisper.
Although they are not regulated by federal law, since federally a pellet gun is not a firearm, they are prohibited by Michigan law. Michigan gun shops should not have them in stock, nor be selling them in this state.
Please help to advise gun shops in your area of this prohibition.
Thank you,
Debra Smith, Manager Firearms Records Unit Michigan State Police
