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Gun Carry Laws for MN
Barrage
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Without a carry permit, how does Minnesota law interpret 'unloaded in case'?
It basically reads that the gun must be encased and unloaded. So, if I have my unchambered, unloaded Glock in a zippered case WITH a loaded magazine, is that loaded?
Hoping a MN LEO could answer this?
Thanks!
Edit: This would be for keeping my gun in a vehicle.
It basically reads that the gun must be encased and unloaded. So, if I have my unchambered, unloaded Glock in a zippered case WITH a loaded magazine, is that loaded?
Hoping a MN LEO could answer this?
Thanks!
Edit: This would be for keeping my gun in a vehicle.
Comments
While LEOs are free to apply the jackboot to your throat, they do not have to know the law.
Without a carry permit, how does Minnesota law interpret 'unloaded in case'?
It basically reads that the gun must be encased and unloaded. So, if I have my unchambered, unloaded Glock in a zippered case WITH a loaded magazine, is that loaded?
Hoping a MN LEO could answer this?
Thanks!
Edit: This would be for keeping my gun in a vehicle.
Instead of asking a local LEO, you can look it up on the net.
2010 Minnesota Statutes
Resources
Topics
Disabled Persons
Firearms
Hunting
Motor Vehicles
Nonprofit Organizations
Pistols
Shooting Ranges
Transportation
Recent History
2009 Subd. 2 Amended 2009 c 176 art 2 s 39
2009 Subd. 3 New 2009 c 176 art 2 s 40
Found 3 matches for pistol
97B.045 TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS.
Subdivision 1.Restrictions.
A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:
(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed;
(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or
(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715.
Subd. 2.Exception for disabled persons.
The restrictions in subdivision 1 do not apply to a disabled person if:
(1) the person possesses a permit under section 97B.055, subdivision 3; and
(2) the firearm is not loaded in the chamber until the vehicle is stationary, or is a hinge action firearm with the action open until the vehicle is stationary.
Subd. 3.Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges.
(a) Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary under this chapter, a person may transport an unloaded, uncased firearm, excluding a pistol as defined in paragraph (b), in a motor vehicle while at a shooting range, as defined under section 87A.01, subdivision 3, where the person has received permission from the lawful owner or possessor to discharge firearms; lawfully hunting on private or public land; or travelling to or from a site the person intends to hunt lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless:
(1) within Anoka, Hennepin, or Ramsey County;
(2) within an area where the discharge of a firearm has been prohibited under section 471.633;
(3) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 2,500 or more;
(4) on school grounds; or
(5) otherwise restricted under section 97A.091, 97B.081, or 97B.086.
(b) For the purposes of this section, a "pistol" 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 or barrels 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:
(1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more solid projectiles by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances; or
(2) for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other gas, or vapor.
Pistol does not include a device firing or ejecting a shot measuring .18 of an inch, or less, in diameter and commonly known as a "BB gun," a scuba gun, a stud gun or nail gun used in the construction industry, or children's pop guns or toys.
History:
1986 c 386 art 2 s 10; 1993 c 269 s 12; 2009 c 176 art 2 s 39,40
COB
When there is a question that could be interpreted in more than one way, the court is where you argue your version and the judge or jury decide.
My question to you, do you really want to risk it? The penalty for being wrong the first time is a "Gross Misdemeanor" and a subsequent violation is a "FELONY" which means you could never really have a third time since all of your weapons have now been confiscated or sold.
I'd personally recommend you avoid the issue by not having the ammunition in the case with the weapon.
COB
Just for future reference. COB nailed this one for ya.
COB
A person I met from MN told me the only way a private citizen can transport a firearm in MN is unloaded, cased, in the trunk with the vehicle with the ammunition stored separetly.
I'm sure your local sheriff dept can answer you or your state attorney general.
That is simply the federal safe passage law.