| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to public safety; providing that the discharge papers of a veteran are |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 considered the legal equivalent of a permit to carry a firearm; amending Minnesota |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Statutes 2024, section 624.714, by adding a subdivision. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, is amended by adding a subdivision |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7to read: |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8 Subd. 25.Military discharge papers; equivalent to permit to carry.Notwithstanding |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9any provision in this section or other law to the contrary, a veteran, as defined in section |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10197.447, may carry a pistol as provided in this subdivision under any circumstances and in |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11any location in which a permit to carry is otherwise required. The veteran must possess the |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12original or a certified copy of the veteran's government form DD214 while carrying the |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13pistol. This form constitutes the legal equivalency of a permit to carry. The veteran is not |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14required to apply for a permit to carry, pay any fees, or demonstrate training in the safe use |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15of a pistol. All other provisions of this section and other laws relating to permits to carry |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16pistols apply to a veteran carrying under this subdivision. |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 18 | 18 | | 25-00607 as introduced11/14/24 REVISOR KLL/RC |
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| 19 | 19 | | SENATE |
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| 20 | 20 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 21 | 21 | | S.F. No. 169NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 22 | 22 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: FARNSWORTH, Wesenberg, Green, Drazkowski and Eichorn) |
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| 23 | 23 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | Introduction and first reading01/16/2025 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety |
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