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, April 29, 2003
FAIRFAX, VA - The National Rifle Association (NRA) is pleased to announce that Governor Tim Pawlenty (R-MN) signed ...
Tuesday, April 29, 2003
It took the longest debate in memory on the floor of the Minnesota Senate, but a bill to ...
Monday, April 28, 2003
Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Friday tried to reassure Minnesotans that they wouldn`t be in greater danger if, as ...
Friday, April 25, 2003
By a wide bi-partisan vote, the House of Representatives passed NRA-backed Right to Carry legislation on Wednesday! The ...
Thursday, April 24, 2003
The legislation is expected to go straight to the floor of the 67-member Senate, where backers say they ...
Monday, April 14, 2003
The bill that would create a more uniform, statewide concealed carry system -- supported by gun-rights groups such ...
Monday, April 14, 2003
A bill that would have created a hunting season for mourning doves was shot down on a 10-9 ...
Monday, April 7, 2003
With a few more tweaks to one of the most hotly debated Minnesota policy initiatives of the past ...
Tuesday, March 18, 2003
As the Senate on Monday held its first hearing ever on relaxing Minnesota handgun laws, leaders of the ...
Friday, March 7, 2003
A House committee on Wednesday approved sweeping protections for gun ranges. "Shooting ranges are being closed down for ...