Minnesota Senate Bill SF169 Introduced / Bill

                    1.1	A bill for an act​
1.2 relating to public safety; providing that the discharge papers of a veteran are​
1.3 considered the legal equivalent of a permit to carry a firearm; amending Minnesota​
1.4 Statutes 2024, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision.​
1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:​
1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, is amended by adding a subdivision​
1.7to read:​
1.8 Subd. 25.Military discharge papers; equivalent to permit to carry.Notwithstanding​
1.9any provision in this section or other law to the contrary, a veteran, as defined in section​
1.10197.447, may carry a pistol as provided in this subdivision under any circumstances and in​
1.11any location in which a permit to carry is otherwise required. The veteran must possess the​
1.12original or a certified copy of the veteran's government form DD214 while carrying the​
1.13pistol. This form constitutes the legal equivalency of a permit to carry. The veteran is not​
1.14required to apply for a permit to carry, pay any fees, or demonstrate training in the safe use​
1.15of a pistol. All other provisions of this section and other laws relating to permits to carry​
1.16pistols apply to a veteran carrying under this subdivision.​
1​Section 1.​
25-00607 as introduced​11/14/24 REVISOR KLL/RC​
SENATE​
STATE OF MINNESOTA​
S.F. No. 169​NINETY-FOURTH SESSION​
(SENATE AUTHORS: FARNSWORTH, Wesenberg, Green, Drazkowski and Eichorn)​
OFFICIAL STATUS​D-PG​DATE​
Introduction and first reading​01/16/2025​
Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety​