WTF NPR?

[Rev. Rye]

THE MICHIGAN PENAL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 328 of 1931


750.227b Carrying or possessing firearm when committing or attempting to commit felony; carrying or possessing pneumatic gun; exception; “law enforcement officer” defined.
Sec. 227b.

(1) A person who carries or has in his or her possession a firearm when he or she commits or attempts to commit a felony, except a violation of section 223, 227, 227a, or 230, is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment for 2 years. Upon a second conviction under this subsection, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for 5 years. Upon a third or subsequent conviction under this subsection, the person shall be punished by imprisonment for 10 years.

http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(qwbdyie...l-750-227b

Like it or not, carrying or possessing a firearm of any kind during the commission (attempted or completed) of a crime is its own separate felony in the state of Michigan. And, if I’m reading that history tab on the bottom accurately, it’s been that way since 1976.