Minnesota's new “red flag law" will allow the court to issue extreme risk protection orders that prohibit the subject of the order from possessing or purchasing firearms while the order is in effect. This new restriction goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
Permit applications must be processed within 30 days.
For example, your rights to possess a firearm and ammunition can be taken away under Minnesota law because of a criminal conviction, because someone gets an Order for Protection against you, or because you have been committed to a mental health treatment facility in Minnesota or another state.
Individuals who wish to carry a concealed or unconcealed handgun in public in Minnesota must possess a permit to carry. This permit allows the individual to have a handgun in their clothes or on their person, in a motor vehicle, snowmobile or boat.
Simply possessing or owning an unregistered gun is not a crime in Minnesota. However, carrying a gun in public without a valid, up-to-date permit is illegal in Minnesota.
A person convicted of a felony level crime is ineligible for a permit to carry a pistol until the person's civil rights are restored. The time period may be longer for persons expressly prohibited from possessing firearms, a condition of a pardon, expungement, or restoration of civil rights.
Regardless of the offense type, all felons may not possess a firearm until the sentence has expired, including any period of probation or supervised release. Drug offenders.
You must not be prohibited from possessing a firearm by any local, state, or federal law. You must not be listed in the criminal gang investigation system. You must be a resident of the county in which you are applying if you are a Minnesota resident. Non-residents may apply to any Minnesota County Sheriff.