Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Washtenaw County. Ann Arbor is the University of Michigan's city, a research, medical and family town west of Detroit. Washtenaw County dealers run the federal check or take a licence to purchase, and a pistol sales record goes to the police.
Pick an FFL dealer near you that accepts shipped transfers and name it at checkout. We confirm their license and ship the firearm to them. Ammunition, optics and parts ship straight to your door where Michigan law allows.
Michigan dealers may sell a handgun on the federal check alone or against a licence to purchase or a concealed pistol licence, and a pistol sales record goes to the police within ten days. There is no waiting period; federal age limits apply, 21 for a handgun from a dealer and 18 for a long gun. Michigan's 2024 safe storage law applies wherever a minor may be present. Since February 2024 every firearm sale in Michigan, private or dealer, needs a background check.
Dealers in these communities all work for Ann Arbor-area buyers:
Michigan requires a concealed pistol licence to carry concealed; open carry of a registered pistol is lawful without one. Schools, courtrooms, hospitals and posted property remain off limits. Licences are issued by the Washtenaw County Clerk to residents 21 and over who complete a training course.
Michigan's firearm deer season runs November 15 to 30 statewide, with archery from October 1 and muzzleloader in December. Antlerless licences are sold by deer management unit. In the Limited Firearm Deer Zone across the southern Lower Peninsula only shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and straight-walled rifle cartridges are legal; centerfire rifles are legal further north.
Washtenaw County is university town and farm country in the Limited Firearm Deer Zone, so deer are hunted from November 15 with shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and straight-wall rifles; the Sharonville and Island Lake state ranges are close.
Michigan's 2024 safe-storage law applies wherever a minor is present, and the DNR's staffed ranges at Sharonville and Island Lake are family-friendly places to learn.
These ranges are run by or officially listed by a state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest, and several run hunter-education and youth programmes. Most ask for a hunting licence, a range permit or a small day fee, and hours change with the season, so check the agency page before you go.
Source: State wildlife agency, state forest and U.S. Forest Service public range listings, September 2026. Distances are approximate; call or check the agency site before you drive out.
Yes. Order here, name a licensed FFL dealer in Ypsilanti, Saline, Dexter, Ann Arbor or anywhere in Washtenaw County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Your dealer can run the federal check, or you can bring a licence to purchase or a concealed pistol licence. Either way a pistol sales record is filed with the police.
No. Concealed carry needs a concealed pistol licence from the Washtenaw County Clerk. Open carry is lawful.
Only outside the Limited Firearm Deer Zone. In the southern Lower Peninsula it is shotguns, muzzleloaders, handguns and straight-walled cartridges.
A compact bolt-action in .243 with a growing stock, or a .350 Legend where the state restricts rifles to straight-walled cartridges, after a season on a .22.
Each dealer sets its own fee, commonly $20 to $75. Call before you order to confirm the price and that they accept firearms shipped from an online store.
General information, not legal advice. Rules current as of September 2026. See our buying guide and check with Washtenaw County Clerk (concealed pistol licences) or a local attorney about your own situation.