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| 1 | 1 | 1.1 A bill for an act | |
| 2 | 2 | 1.2 relating to public safety; providing that the discharge papers of a veteran are | |
| 3 | 3 | 1.3 considered the legal equivalent of a permit to carry a firearm; amending Minnesota | |
| 4 | 4 | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision. | |
| 5 | 5 | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: | |
| 6 | 6 | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, is amended by adding a subdivision | |
| 7 | 7 | 1.7to read: | |
| 8 | 8 | 1.8 Subd. 25.Military discharge papers; equivalent to permit to carry.Notwithstanding | |
| 9 | 9 | 1.9any provision in this section or other law to the contrary, a veteran, as defined in section | |
| 10 | 10 | 1.10197.447, may carry a pistol as provided in this subdivision under any circumstances and in | |
| 11 | 11 | 1.11any location in which a permit to carry is otherwise required. The veteran must possess the | |
| 12 | 12 | 1.12original or a certified copy of the veteran's government form DD214 while carrying the | |
| 13 | 13 | 1.13pistol. This form constitutes the legal equivalency of a permit to carry. The veteran is not | |
| 14 | 14 | 1.14required to apply for a permit to carry, pay any fees, or demonstrate training in the safe use | |
| 15 | 15 | 1.15of a pistol. All other provisions of this section and other laws relating to permits to carry | |
| 16 | 16 | 1.16pistols apply to a veteran carrying under this subdivision. | |
| 17 | 17 | 1Section 1. | |
| 18 | 18 | REVISOR KLL/RC 25-0060711/14/24 | |
| 19 | 19 | State of Minnesota | |
| 20 | 20 | This Document can be made available | |
| 21 | 21 | in alternative formats upon request | |
| 22 | 22 | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | |
| 23 | 23 | H. F. No. 1283 | |
| 24 | 24 | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION | |
| 25 | 25 | Authored by Warwas and Davis02/20/2025 | |
| 26 | 26 | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy |