| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; prohibiting the sale or transfer of a semiautomatic |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 military-style assault weapon; authorizing a buyback program for semiautomatic |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 military-style assault weapons; appropriating money; amending Minnesota Statutes |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 7; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Statutes, chapter 624. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.712, subdivision 7, is amended to read: |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9 Subd. 7.Semiautomatic military-style assault weapon.(a) "Semiautomatic |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10military-style assault weapon" means: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) any of the following firearms: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12 (i) Avtomat Kalashnikov (AK-47) semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (ii) Beretta AR-70 and BM-59 semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (iii) Colt AR-15 semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (iv) Daewoo Max-1 and Max-2 semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (v) Famas MAS semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (vi) Fabrique Nationale FN-LAR and FN-FNC semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (vii) Galil semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (viii) Heckler & Koch HK-91, HK-93, and HK-94 semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (ix) Ingram MAC-10 and MAC-11 semiautomatic pistol and carbine types; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1.21 (x) Intratec TEC-9 semiautomatic pistol type; |
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| 22 | 22 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 23 | 23 | | REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0106212/17/24 |
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| 24 | 24 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 25 | 25 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 26 | 26 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 27 | 27 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 28 | 28 | | H. F. No. 2449 |
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| 29 | 29 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 30 | 30 | | Authored by Finke; Hollins; Lee, K.; Sencer-Mura; Freiberg and others03/17/2025 |
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| 31 | 31 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Public Safety Finance and Policy 2.1 (xi) Sigarms SIG 550SP and SIG 551SP semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.2 (xii) SKS with detachable magazine semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.3 (xiii) Steyr AUG semiautomatic rifle type; |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.4 (xiv) Street Sweeper and Striker-12 revolving-cylinder shotgun types; |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.5 (xv) USAS-12 semiautomatic shotgun type; |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.6 (xvi) Uzi semiautomatic pistol and carbine types; or |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.7 (xvii) Valmet M76 and M78 semiautomatic rifle types; |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.8 (2) any firearm that is another model made by the same manufacturer as one of the |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.9firearms listed in clause (1), and has the same action design as one of the listed firearms, |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.10and is a redesigned, renamed, or renumbered version of one of the firearms listed in clause |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2.11(1), or has a slight modification or enhancement, including but not limited to a folding or |
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| 42 | 42 | | 2.12retractable stock; adjustable sight; case deflector for left-handed shooters; shorter barrel; |
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| 43 | 43 | | 2.13wooden, plastic, or metal stock; larger clip size; different caliber; or a bayonet mount; and |
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| 44 | 44 | | 2.14 (3) any firearm that has been manufactured or sold by another company under a licensing |
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| 45 | 45 | | 2.15agreement with a manufacturer of one of the firearms listed in clause (1) entered into after |
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| 46 | 46 | | 2.16the effective date of Laws 1993, chapter 326, to manufacture or sell firearms that are identical |
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| 47 | 47 | | 2.17or nearly identical to those listed in clause (1), or described in clause (2), regardless of the |
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| 48 | 48 | | 2.18company of production or country of origin. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 2.19The weapons listed in clause (1), except those listed in items (iii), (ix), (x), (xiv), and (xv), |
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| 50 | 50 | | 2.20are the weapons the importation of which was barred by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, |
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| 51 | 51 | | 2.21and Firearms of the United States Department of the Treasury in July 1989. |
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| 52 | 52 | | 2.22 Except as otherwise specifically provided in paragraph (d), a firearm is not a |
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| 53 | 53 | | 2.23"semiautomatic military-style assault weapon" if it is generally recognized as particularly |
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| 54 | 54 | | 2.24suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes under United States Code, title 18, |
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| 55 | 55 | | 2.25section 925, paragraph (d)(3), or any regulations adopted pursuant to that law. |
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| 56 | 56 | | 2.26 (b) Semiautomatic military-style assault weapon also includes any: |
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| 57 | 57 | | 2.27 (1) semiautomatic rifle that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has |
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| 58 | 58 | | 2.28one or more of the following: |
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| 59 | 59 | | 2.29 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock; |
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| 60 | 60 | | 2.30 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the |
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| 61 | 61 | | 2.31nontrigger hand; |
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| 62 | 62 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 63 | 63 | | REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0106212/17/24 3.1 (iii) a folding or telescoping stock; or |
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| 64 | 64 | | 3.2 (iv) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, |
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| 65 | 65 | | 3.3allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but |
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| 66 | 66 | | 3.4excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; |
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| 67 | 67 | | 3.5 (2) semiautomatic pistol, or any semiautomatic, centerfire, or rimfire rifle with a fixed |
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| 68 | 68 | | 3.6magazine that has the capacity to accept more than ten rounds of ammunition; |
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| 69 | 69 | | 3.7 (3) semiautomatic pistol that has the capacity to accept a detachable magazine and has |
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| 70 | 70 | | 3.8one or more of the following: |
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| 71 | 71 | | 3.9 (i) any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the |
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| 72 | 72 | | 3.10nontrigger hand; |
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| 73 | 73 | | 3.11 (ii) a folding, telescoping, or thumbhole stock; |
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| 74 | 74 | | 3.12 (iii) a shroud attached to the barrel, or that partially or completely encircles the barrel, |
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| 75 | 75 | | 3.13allowing the bearer to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being burned, but |
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| 76 | 76 | | 3.14excluding a slide that encloses the barrel; or |
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| 77 | 77 | | 3.15 (iv) the capacity to accept a detachable magazine at any location outside of the pistol |
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| 78 | 78 | | 3.16grip; |
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| 79 | 79 | | 3.17 (4) semiautomatic shotgun that has one or more of the following: |
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| 80 | 80 | | 3.18 (i) a pistol grip or thumbhole stock; |
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| 81 | 81 | | 3.19 (ii) any feature capable of functioning as a protruding grip that can be held by the |
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| 82 | 82 | | 3.20nontrigger hand; |
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| 83 | 83 | | 3.21 (iii) a folding or telescoping stock; |
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| 84 | 84 | | 3.22 (iv) a fixed magazine capacity in excess of ten rounds; or |
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| 85 | 85 | | 3.23 (v) an ability to accept a detachable magazine; |
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| 86 | 86 | | 3.24 (5) shotgun with a revolving cylinder; or |
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| 87 | 87 | | 3.25 (6) conversion kit, part, or combination of parts from which an assault weapon can be |
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| 88 | 88 | | 3.26assembled if those parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person. |
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| 89 | 89 | | 3.27Semiautomatic military-style assault weapon does not mean any firearm described in this |
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| 90 | 90 | | 3.28paragraph that has been made permanently inoperable. |
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| 91 | 91 | | 3Section 1. |
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| 92 | 92 | | REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0106212/17/24 4.1 Sec. 2. [624.7145] SEMIAUTOMATIC MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPONS; |
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| 93 | 93 | | 4.2TRANSFER PROHIBITED. |
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| 94 | 94 | | 4.3 Subdivision 1.Definition.As used in this section, "transfer" means a sale, gift, loan, |
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| 95 | 95 | | 4.4assignment, or other delivery to another, whether or not for consideration. |
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| 96 | 96 | | 4.5 Subd. 2.Prohibition.It is unlawful for a person to transfer a semiautomatic military-style |
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| 97 | 97 | | 4.6assault weapon. |
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| 98 | 98 | | 4.7 Subd. 3.Exceptions.Subdivision 2 does not apply to a transfer: |
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| 99 | 99 | | 4.8 (1) between any government officer, agent, or employee; member of the armed forces |
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| 100 | 100 | | 4.9of the United States; or peace officer for official use by the recipient; or |
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| 101 | 101 | | 4.10 (2) by a dealer that is properly licensed under applicable laws to any branch of the armed |
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| 102 | 102 | | 4.11forces of the United States or to a law enforcement agency within Minnesota for use by that |
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| 103 | 103 | | 4.12agency or its employees for law enforcement. |
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| 104 | 104 | | 4.13 Subd. 4.Penalty.A person who violates subdivision 2 is guilty of a felony and may be |
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| 105 | 105 | | 4.14sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more |
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| 106 | 106 | | 4.15than $25,000, or both. |
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| 107 | 107 | | 4.16 EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective August 1, 2024, and applies to crimes |
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| 108 | 108 | | 4.17committed on or after that date. |
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| 109 | 109 | | 4.18 Sec. 3. SEMIAUTOMATIC MILITARY-STYLE ASSAULT WEAPON BUYBACK |
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| 110 | 110 | | 4.19PROGRAM; APPROPRIATION. |
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| 111 | 111 | | 4.20 Subdivision 1.Program established.(a) The commissioner of public safety shall |
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| 112 | 112 | | 4.21establish a statewide buyback program to purchase semiautomatic military-style assault |
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| 113 | 113 | | 4.22weapons. The program must accept any semiautomatic military-style assault weapon offered, |
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| 114 | 114 | | 4.23regardless of the weapon's physical condition, and pay reimbursement at a rate set by the |
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| 115 | 115 | | 4.24commissioner. To implement this section, the commissioner may collaborate with state and |
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| 116 | 116 | | 4.25local law enforcement agencies to provide buyback locations throughout the state. |
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| 117 | 117 | | (b) A person participating in this program is not in violation of Minnesota Statutes, |
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| 118 | 118 | | section 624.7145, subdivision 2. |
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| 119 | 119 | | 4.26 Subd. 2.Appropriation.$....... in fiscal year 2026 and $....... in fiscal year 2027 are |
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| 120 | 120 | | 4.27appropriated from the general fund to the commissioner of public safety to implement this |
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| 121 | 121 | | 4.28section. |
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| 122 | 122 | | 4Sec. 3. |
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| 123 | 123 | | REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0106212/17/24 4.29 Sec. 4. REVISOR INSTRUCTION. |
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| 124 | 124 | | 4.30 The revisor of statutes shall make necessary changes to Minnesota Statutes to reflect |
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| 125 | 125 | | 4.31the changes made in this act that prohibit the transfer of semiautomatic military-style assault |
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| 126 | 126 | | 5.1weapons. The revisor may make other necessary technical and grammatical changes to |
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| 127 | 127 | | 5.2accomplish this. |
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| 128 | 128 | | 5Sec. 4. |
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| 129 | 129 | | REVISOR KLL/AD 25-0106212/17/24 |
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