I sent them the following Email.
To the Legal Department at Bass Pro Shops
I was looking at the Airsoft P-22 Walther, and clicked on the "important shipping notice" icon, and noticed a problem. It said that you cannot ship this item to the city of Detroit. This prohibition is contrary to the laws in the state of Michigan. I'll post the necessary cites below. An airsoft gun of this type and caliber is considered to be, by definition, a firearm in the state of Michigan. Michigan also has a law that preempts local units of government from making certain restrictions against firearms. The city of Detroit will fall under the definitions listed in the preemption law. This means, that the cities prohibition mentioned on your site is in violation of state law, and should be dealt with by your legal team. This is costing you at least, a little bit of money.
MCL 123.1102 Regulation of pistols or other firearms.
Sec. 2.
A local unit of government shall not impose special taxation on, enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation pertaining to, or regulate in any other manner the ownership, registration, purchase, sale, transfer, transportation, or possession of pistols or other firearms, ammunition for pistols or other firearms, or components of pistols or other firearms, except as otherwise provided by federal law or a law of this state.
MCL 752.841 Sec. 1.
For the purposes of this act the word “firearm” shall mean any weapon or device from which is propelled any missile, projectile, bullet, shot, pellet or other mass by means of explosives, compressed air or gas, or by means of springs, levers or other mechanical device.
MCL 28.421
28.421 (b) "Firearm" means a weapon from which a dangerous projectile may be propelled by an explosive, or by gas or air. Firearm does not include a smooth bore rifle or handgun designed and manufactured exclusively for propelling by a spring, or by gas or air, BB's not exceeding .177 caliber.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(cg...g.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-123-1102
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(cg...eg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-752-841
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/(S(cg...leg.aspx?page=getObject&objectName=mcl-28-421
Thank you for your attention to this matter, sincerely, Neil Carpenter