| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to firearms; establishing age of eligibility to apply for permit to carry pistol |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 at 18 years old; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 624.714, subdivision |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 2. |
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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, subdivision 2, is amended to read: |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 Subd. 2.Where application made; authority to issue permit; criteria; scope.(a) |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8Applications by Minnesota residents for permits to carry shall be made to the county sheriff |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9where the applicant resides. Nonresidents, as defined in section 171.01, subdivision 42, |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10may apply to any sheriff. |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (b) Unless a sheriff denies a permit under the exception set forth in subdivision 6, |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12paragraph (a), clause (3), a sheriff must issue a permit to an applicant if the person: |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (1) has training in the safe use of a pistol; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (2) is at least 21 18 years old and a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States; |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (3) completes an application for a permit; |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (4) is not prohibited from possessing a firearm under the following sections: |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17 (i) 518B.01, subdivision 14; |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18 (ii) 609.224, subdivision 3; |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1.19 (iii) 609.2242, subdivision 3; |
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| 20 | 20 | | 1.20 (iv) 609.749, subdivision 8; |
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| 21 | 21 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 22 | 22 | | 25-00732 as introduced12/04/24 REVISOR KLL/LN |
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| 23 | 23 | | SENATE |
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| 24 | 24 | | STATE OF MINNESOTA |
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| 25 | 25 | | S.F. No. 590NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 26 | 26 | | (SENATE AUTHORS: UTKE, Draheim, Westrom, Gruenhagen and Lieske) |
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| 27 | 27 | | OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE |
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| 28 | 28 | | Introduction and first reading01/27/2025 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Referred to Judiciary and Public Safety 2.1 (v) 624.713; |
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| 30 | 30 | | 2.2 (vi) 624.719; |
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| 31 | 31 | | 2.3 (vii) 629.715, subdivision 2; |
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| 32 | 32 | | 2.4 (viii) 629.72, subdivision 2; or |
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| 33 | 33 | | 2.5 (ix) any federal law; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | 2.6 (5) is not listed in the criminal gang investigative data system under section 299C.091. |
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| 35 | 35 | | 2.7 (c) A permit to carry a pistol issued or recognized under this section is a state permit |
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| 36 | 36 | | 2.8and is effective throughout the state. |
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| 37 | 37 | | 2.9 (d) A sheriff may contract with a police chief to process permit applications under this |
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| 38 | 38 | | 2.10section. If a sheriff contracts with a police chief, the sheriff remains the issuing authority |
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| 39 | 39 | | 2.11and the police chief acts as the sheriff's agent. If a sheriff contracts with a police chief, all |
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| 40 | 40 | | 2.12of the provisions of this section will apply. |
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| 41 | 41 | | 2Section 1. |
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| 42 | 42 | | 25-00732 as introduced12/04/24 REVISOR KLL/LN |
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