Order online, pick up at a licensed dealer in Kent County. Grand Rapids, located on the Grand River in West Michigan, is known for its history in furniture making and its current focus on medical and manufacturing industries. Lake Michigan beaches are just forty minutes west. Orders ship to FFL dealers across Kent County and nearby towns.
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’s updated February 2024 rules require a license to purchase for any firearm, issued by your local police chief or county sheriff, unless you are exempt. Exemptions include concealed pistol license holders and long gun buyers with a background check run within the past five days. Handgun sales are recorded and filed with the licensing authority within ten days. A state safe storage law also applies where minors may be present.
Dealers in these communities all work for Grand Rapids-area buyers:
Michigan requires a concealed pistol license to carry concealed. Applicants must apply at the Kent County Clerk’s office, where the State Police conduct a background investigation. Licenses are issued to qualified applicants 21 and older, with eight hours of training, including live fire, required. If no license or denial arrives within 45 days of fingerprint receipt, the receipt serves as the license when carried with state ID. Open carry is lawful in many places, with pistol-in-vehicle rules tied to the license.
Michigan’s firearm deer season runs from November 15 to 30, 2026, with a short December firearm season from December 4 to 6 and a late antlerless firearm season from December 7 to January 1 in most Lower Peninsula units. Archery season is from October 1 to November 14 and December 1 to January 1. Starting in 2026, all legal firearms, including standard bottleneck rifle cartridges, may be used across the Lower Peninsula. Baiting remains banned in the Lower Peninsula.
Kent County is in Zone 3 of the southern Lower Peninsula, with firearm season running from November 15 to 30. As of 2026, all legal firearms are allowed across the peninsula. The nearest public hunting grounds are the Rogue River and Flat River state game areas.
The Rogue River and Flat River state game areas north and east of the city provide public land for deer and small game hunting, while lakeshore marshes attract divers and Canada geese each fall.
Public ranges on the city pages are those run or listed by the state wildlife agency, a state forest or a national forest, chosen by distance from each city. Fees, license requirements and hours are set by the agency and change with the seasons.
Source: State wildlife agency and public-land 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 Wyoming, Kentwood, Walker, Grand Rapids or anywhere in Kent County, and we ship the firearm to them. You fill out ATF Form 4473 at their counter and they run the background check.
Usually yes. Since February 2024, a license to purchase is required for any firearm unless you hold a concealed pistol license or, for a long gun, had a dealer background check within the past five days.
You apply at the Kent County Clerk’s office. The State Police run the investigation, and the clerk issues the license to qualified applicants 21 and older.
Yes. As of 2026, the limited firearms zone has been eliminated, so all legal firearms may be used throughout the Lower Peninsula.
As a sidearm, where the state allows handguns for deer or for camp carry. The rifle does the hunting; check the state's caliber rules.
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 Kent County Clerk or a local attorney about your own situation.