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 |
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Today, Senate File 4312 and Senate File 5153 were passed in the Senate Finance Committee and could receive a ...
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
On April 18th at 8:30 a.m. Senate File 4312 and Senate File 5153 will receive a hearing in the Senate Finance Committee. ...
Thursday, April 4, 2024
This morning, House File 2609 was passed by the House Public Safety and Finance Committee and is expected ...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
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Wednesday, March 27, 2024
On Friday March 22nd, Senate File 606 and Senate File 4312 passed out of the Senate Judiciary and ...
Thursday, March 21, 2024
Tomorrow at 9 am, Senate File 606 and Senate File 4312 will be heard in the Senate Judiciary and Public ...
Monday, March 11, 2024
House File 2828 and House File 3672, two anti-gun bills that would weaken and eliminate current firearm preemption laws, are ...
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
On Thursday February 28th at 10:30 am, House File 601 and House File 4300 will be heard in Room 200 ...
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
On Monday, House File 3570 was referred to the House Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy and would ...
Thursday, August 24, 2023
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