† With the exception of religious organizations, no public or private institution may prohibit the carrying or storage of firearms in vehicles in parking lots. ∗ public colleges and universities may issue administrative policies prohibiting the carrying of firearms by students and staff. However, these policies are not laws and do not have the authority of laws, and peace officers are not authorized to enforce such policies under the guise of the law. Minnesota permits the transportation of firearms in a motor vehicle when the weapon is unloaded and either: (1) in a case containing the firearm and the suitcase completely surrounds the firearm by providing it with a zipper, pressure closure, crease, binding or other accessory without exposing any part of the weapon; or 2) in the closed vault.3 The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has issued a report on the effectiveness of this law.4 ∗∗ The carrying of firearms on the property of schools and daycares is permitted with the written permission of the principal or any other person who controls the school in general, or the principal of a daycare. Leaving a vehicle with a firearm may place the firearm in the trunk of the vehicle only with written authorization. All state-licensed arms dealers must conduct background checks at gun fairs. Minnesota law does not require background checks for peer-to-peer gun sales that take place at gun shows or elsewhere. see above. [4] The owner or operator of a private facility may not prohibit the lawful carrying or possession of firearms in a park or parking lot.8 On September 9, 2005, Hennepin County District Court Judge LaJune Thomas Lange issued an injunction allowing churches to display signs of their own wording and completely ban firearms from all church property. including parking. The injunction was the initial result of a lawsuit filed by two churches arguing that the gun law interferes with their religious practices. On the 14th.
In November 2006, Hennepin County District Court Judge William Howard extended the injunction by making it permanent. On February 5, 2008, the Minnesota State Court of Appeals ruled that churches have the right to ban guns from their property and can decide how to inform people about gun bans. See: Edina Community Lutheran Church, respondent, Unity Church of St. Paul, respondent, c. State of Minnesota, Appellant. (A07-131). To obtain a licence, an applicant must successfully complete a firearms security course, undergo a criminal background check and pay the appropriate fee within one year of applying for a licence. While permits can be issued to a qualified applicant after a seven-day waiting period, there are several reasons why a firearms licence applicant may be considered unqualified, including (among others): ∗∗∗∗ Note that some stores may refuse to sell a long gun if one does not have a licence to carry or permission to purchase a pistol. even if he does not have a pistol grip. Hemenway, David. Private weapons, public health. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 2004.
(RD96.3. H45 2004) Several firearms laws were introduced during the 2003 session. For more information on these bills, visit the Legislative and Billing Status websites of the House and Senate. In April 2003, the House of Representatives amended the Department of Natural Resources` technical bill, Article 2 of Senate File 842, with the phrase “shall issue” of House File 261. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 842 as amended, and the Governor signed the bill (Minnesota Laws 2003, Chapter 28) on April 29, 2003. In Minnesota, there are regulations for private sellers (read here: www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=624.7132#stat.624.7132). Private sales do not require background checks in Minnesota. [4] Kopel, David B., Stephen P. Halbrook, Alan Korwin. Supreme Court Firearms Cases: Two Centuries of Gun Rights Discovered.
Phoenix, AZ: Bloomfield Press, c2004. (KF3941. A7 K67 2004) Kleck, Gary. Armed: New Perspectives on Gun Control. Amherst, N.Y.: Prometheus Books, 2001. (HV7436. K538 2001) ∗∗∗ In 2015, this notification became automatic with the granting of a permit. (AD Statute 609.66, paragraph 1g, paragraph c) Hide & Carry. Saint Paul, MN: Minnesota State Bar Association, 2003. (KFM5779. C66-2003) Summary data on authorizations to carry hidden weapons.
St. Paul, MN: Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, Department of Public Security, 2003. (AGM 8059. S86 2003) (Mandated by the Laws of Minnesota 2001, 1st Special Session, Chap. 8, s. 5, section 20). Webster, Daniel W. Claims that porter laws reduce violent crime are unfounded. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Policy and Research, 1997. (HV7436.
W43 1997) Critique of John Lott and David Mustard`s study of hidden weapons. Legislative history documents are available at the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Lott, John R. Gun Bias: Why almost everything you`ve heard about gun control is wrong. Washington, D.C.: Regnery Pub. Lanham, MD: Distributed at National Book Network Trade, 2003. (HV7436. A68 2003) On February 14, 2018, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a handgun loaded into the closed center console of a vehicle while driving meets the definition of “carrying” the firearm under state law. See: State of Minnesota, Appellant, v. Christopher Michael Prigge, Respondent.
(A17-0403). On August 4, 2020, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that the state`s permission to take it was constitutional and did not violate the Second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. See State of Minnesota, Complainant, v. Nathan Ernest Hatch, Respondent. (A20-0176). Lumière, Caroline E. Stand Your Ground: A History of America`s Love Affair With Lethal Self-Defense. Boston: Beacon Press, 2017.