Minnesota Gun Laws
Gun Laws Overview
RIFLES & SHOTGUNS | HANDGUNS | |
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Permit to Purchase | No | Yes |
Registration of Firearms | No | No |
Licensing of Owners | No | No |
Permit to Carry | No | Yes* |
* concealed and open carry The list and map below are included as a tool to assist you in validating your information. We have made every effort to report the information correctly, however reciprocity and recognition agreements are subject to frequent change. The information is not intended as legal advice or a restatement of law and does not include: restrictions that may be placed on non-resident permits, individuals under the age of 21, qualifying permit classes, and/or any other factor which may limit reciprocity and/or recognition. For any particular situation, a licensed local attorney must be consulted for an accurate interpretation. YOU MUST ABIDE WITH ALL LAWS: STATE, FEDERAL AND LOCAL. |
STATE STATUS | |
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Castle Doctrine | No Law |
No-Net Loss | No Legislation |
Right to Carry Confidentiality | Provisions Enacted |
Right to Carry in Restaurants | Legal |
Right To Carry Laws | Shall Issue |
Right To Carry Reciprocity and Recognition | Conditional Recognition |
Right to Keep & Bear Arms State Constitutional Provisions | No Provisions |
Laws on Purchase, Possession and Carrying of Firearms
Purchase
A handgun or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon may be sold by a dealer to a person who presents a handgun transferee permit or carry permit, or to a person who has undergone a seven (7) day waiting period where a transfer report has been filed. MORE |
Possession
No state permit is required to possess a rifle, shotgun, or handgun. MORE |
Carrying
A person, other than a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, who carries, holds, or possesses a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or boat, or on or about the person's clothes or the person, or otherwise in possession or control in a public place without first having obtained a permit to carry the pistol is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. Minnesota Statute 624.714 Reciprocity Minnesota only honors Idaho and South Dakota Enhanced Carry Permits, and North Dakota Class 1 Licenses. Minnesota Statute 624.714(Subd. 16) and Department of Public Safety website. MORE |
Preemption
All regulation of firearms and ammunition is reserved to the state legislature. Local governments may regulate discharge. MORE |
Definitions
1. A handgun includes a weapon designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and with an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a barrel of a length less than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel of a length less than 16 inches in the case of a rifle. BB guns of .18 caliber or less are exempt. MORE |
Antiques and Replicas
Antique firearm means any firearm, including any handgun, with a matchlock, flintlock, percussion cap, or similar type of ignition system manufactured before 1899 and any replica of any firearm described therein if such replica is not designed or redesigned, made or remade, or intended to fire conventional rimfire or centerfire ammunition or uses conventional rimfire or centerfire ammunition which is not readily available in the ordinary channels of commercial trade. |
Machine Guns
A machine gun is any firearm designed to discharge, or capable of discharging automatically more than once by a single function of the trigger. MORE |
Miscellaneous
A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who negligently stores or leaves a loaded firearm in a location where the persons knows, or reasonably should know, that a child is likely to gain access, unless reasonable action is taken to secure the firearm against access by the child. MORE |
Range Protection
All operating ranges within this state that meet performance standards established by the Commissioner of Natural Resources, must be permitted to operate and conduct it's ordinary business. MORE |
Tuesday, September 13, 2005
Provisions in Minnesota`s Right-to-Carry law that govern the wording and location of signs banning guns in churches may ...
Wednesday, August 3, 2005
Gov. Tim Pawlenty formally has rejected a request from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals that ...
Friday, July 15, 2005
Minnesota is appealing a judge`s dismissal of a lawsuit against some North Dakota hunting regulations, and ND Attorney ...
Monday, June 20, 2005
Al Franken for Senator? Egads. What will they think of next? That bespectacled radio comic and best-selling author ...
Friday, June 10, 2005
A federal judge has dismissed a Minnesota legal challenge of North Dakota`s restrictions on out-of-state hunters, concluding the ...
Thursday, May 26, 2005
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Tuesday signed a bill that allows easier statewide access to handgun permits. The law, ...
Thursday, May 19, 2005
A bill allowing more law-abiding Minnesotans to legally carry a handgun easily passed the House on May 18 ...
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
"It looks like the Minnesota Legislature will be 2-for-2 on applying common sense to gun laws this session." ...
Monday, May 16, 2005
In a solid win for pro-gun forces, the Minnesota Senate passed a measure May 13 that would allow ...
Friday, May 13, 2005
Minnesota Attorney General Mike Hatch has asked the state Supreme Court to review a Court of Appeals ruling ...