Verified Firearm Specifications

MN1062 — straw purchase - buyer liability

Citation: MN Stat. § 624.7141

Subdivision 1. Transfer prohibited. (a) A person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to two years and to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000 if the person intentionally transfers a firearm to another and the person knows or reasonably should know that the transferee: (1) has been denied a permit to carry under section 624.714 because the transferee is not eligible under section...

MN1047 — straw purchase - buyer liability

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.7132, subd. 15(a)(2), (4)

(a) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (b), a person who does any of the following is guilty of a gross misdemeanor: (2) transfers a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to a person who has made a false statement in order to become a transferee, if the transferor knows or has reason to know the transferee has made the false statement; (4) makes a false statement in order to become a...

MN1044 — comprehensive

Citation: M.S.A. § 471.633

The legislature preempts all authority of a home rule charter or statutory city including a city of the first class, county, town, municipal corporation, or other governmental subdivision, or any of their instrumentalities, to regulate firearms, ammunition, or their respective components to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation by them

MN1054 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

MN1055 — minimum age purchase - federal

Citation: 29 U.S.C. § 922(x)(1),(5)

(x)(1) It shall be unlawful for a person to sell, deliver, or otherwise transfer to a person who the transferor knows or has reasonable cause to believe is a juvenile-- (A) a handgun; or (B) ammunition that is suitable for use only in a handgun. (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term “juvenile” means a person who is less than 18 years of age.

MN1056 — minimum age possession - federal

Citation: 43 U.S.C. § 922(b)(1)(c)(1)

(b) It shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, licensed dealer, or licensed collector to sell or deliver-- (1) any firearm or ammunition to any individual who the licensee knows or has reasonable cause to believe is less than eighteen years of age, and, if the firearm, or ammunition is other than a shotgun or rifle, or ammunition for a shotgun or rifle, to any individual who the licensee...

MN1012 — youth possession

Citation: Minn. Stat. Ann. § 97B.021(b)

A person under age 16 may possess a firearm without being accompanied by a parent or guardian: (1) on land owned by, or occupied as the principal residence of, the person or the person's parent or guardian; (2) while participating in an organized target shooting program with adult supervision; (3) while the person is participating in a firearms safety program or traveling to and from class; or (4) if the person is...

MN1017 — purchase and sale

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 609.66

Subdivision 1. Misdemeanor and gross misdemeanor crimes. (a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime and may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (b): … (6) outside of a municipality and without the parent's or guardian's consent, furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or as a parent or guardian permits the child to handle or use, outside of the parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or airgun...

MN1014 — purchase and sale

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.7132, subd. 15(b)(1)

(b) A person who does either of the following is guilty of a felony: (1) transfers a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to a person under the age of 18 in violation of subdivisions 1 to 13; or (2) transfers a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon to a person under the age of 18 who has made a false statement in order to become a transferee, if the transferor knows or has reason to...

MN1011 — youth possession

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.713

The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or, except for clause (1), any other firearm: (1) a person under the age of 18 years except that a person under 18 may possess ammunition designed for use in a firearm that the person may lawfully possess and may carry or possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon (i) in...

MN1020 — license required

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.7181(b)(3)

“Carry” does not include: (3) the carrying of a BB gun, rifle, or shotgun by a person who has a permit under section 624.714;

MN1019 — license required

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.714(1a)

A person, other than a peace officer, as defined in section 626.84, subdivision 1, who carries, holds, or possesses a pistol in a motor vehicle, snowmobile, or boat, or on or about the person's clothes or the person, or otherwise in possession or control in a public place, as defined in section 624.7181, subdivision 1, paragraph (c), without first having obtained a permit to carry the pistol is guilty of a gross...

MN1061 — erpo : expanded

Citation: MN ST § 624.7171

Subd. 4. Generally. (a) There shall exist an action known as a petition for an extreme risk protection order, which order shall enjoin and prohibit the respondent from possessing or purchasing firearms for as long as the order remains in effect.

MN1030 — dvro : expanded

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. 1(10); 518B.01, subd. 2, 609.2242, Subd. 3(f)

624.713: The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or, except for clause (1), any other firearm: (10) a person who: (13) a person who is subject to an order for protection as described in section 260C.201, subdivision 3, paragraph (d), or 518B.01, subdivision 6, paragraph (g). 518B.01 Subd.

MN1057 — violent misdemeanor limited

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. 1 (11)

(11) a person who has been convicted of the following offenses at the gross misdemeanor level, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of these sections: section 609.229 (crimes committed for the benefit of a gang); 609.2231, subdivision 4 (assaults motivated by bias); 609.255 (false imprisonment); 609.378 (neglect...

MN1029 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: M.S.A. § 624.713 (3)

The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or.. any other firearm: (3) who has ever been found incompetent to stand trial or not guilty by reason of mental illness

MN1058 — not RAND violent misdemeanor

Citation: Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. 1 (d)

Subdivision 1. Ineligible persons. The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or, except for clause (1), any other firearm: (11) a person who has been convicted of the following offenses at the gross misdemeanor level, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted...

MN1028 — mental health : committed to mh facility

Citation: M.S.A. § 624.713 (3)

The following persons shall not be entitled to possess ammunition or a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon or.. any other firearm: (3) a person who is or has ever been committed in Minnesota or elsewhere by a judicial determination that the person is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the public, as defined in section 253B.02, to a treatment facility

MS1032 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)(1)

Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the Attorney General notifies licensees under section 103(d) of the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act that the national instant criminal background check system is established, a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer shall not transfer a firearm to any other person who is not licensed under this chapter, unless- (A) before the completion of the...

MS1031 — sales from dealer : federal

Citation: 18 U.S.C.A. § 922(t)

Beginning on the date that is 90 days after the date of enactment of this subsection and ending on the day before the date that is 60 months after such date of enactment, it shall be unlawful for any licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer to sell, deliver, or transfer a handgun to an individual who is not licensed under section 923, unless- (A) after the most recent proposal of such transfer by...

MS1005 — shall issue (permit not required)

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-101(24)

(24) A license under this section is not required for a loaded or unloaded pistol or revolver to be carried upon the person in a sheath, belt holster or shoulder holster or in a purse, handbag, satchel, other similar bag or briefcase or fully enclosed case if the person is not engaged in criminal activity other than a misdemeanor traffic offense, is not otherwise prohibited from possessing a pistol or revolver under...

MS1004 — shall issue

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-101

The commissioner shall issue such a permit within thirty (30) days.

MS1003 — prohibited

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. Sec. 15-829 (1917)

829. (1103.) Deadly weapons-Carrying of concealed. Any person who carries concealed, in whole or in part, any bowie knife, dirk knife, butcher knife, pistol, brass or metallic knuckles, slingshot, sword or other deadly weapon of like kind or description, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or by...

MS1007 — stand your ground

Citation: Miss. Ann. Code § 97-3-15(4)

A person who is not the initial aggressor and is not engaged in unlawful activity shall have no duty to retreat before using deadly force under subsection (1)(e) or (f) of this section if the person is in a place where the person has a right to be, and no finder of fact shall be permitted to consider the person's failure to retreat as evidence that the person's use of force was unnecessary, excessive or unreasonable.

MS1006 — traditional

Citation: Laws 1983, Ch. 382, § 1

The killing of a human being by the act, procurement, or omission of another shall be justifiable in the following cases: (e) When committed by any person in resisting any attempt unlawfully to kill such person to commit any felony upon him or upon or in any dwelling house in which such person shall be.

MS1036 — traditional

Common Law Castle Doctrine

MS1009 — intentional, reckless, or knowing provision

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-15

Any parent, guardian or custodian who shall knowingly suffer or permit any child under the age of eighteen (18) years to have or to own, or to carry concealed, in whole or in part, any weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, on conviction, shall be fined not more than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00), and shall be imprisoned not more than six (6) months in the...

MS1050 — ban on high capacity magazines - federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110103

SEC. 110103. BAN OF LARGE CAPACITY AMMUNITION FEEDING DEVICES. << 18 USCA § 922 >> (a) PROHIBITION.-Section 922 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by section 110102(a), is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: “(w)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), it shall be unlawful for a person to transfer or possess a large capacity ammunition feeding device.

MS1056 — assault weapons ban - Federal

Citation: Pub. L. 103-322 Sec. 110102

This subtitle may be cited as the “Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act”. SEC. 110102. RESTRICTION ON MANUFACTURE, TRANSFER, AND POSSESSION OF CERTAIN SEMIAUTOMATIC ASSAULT WEAPONS.

MS1042 — public and private : CCW allowed

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. §§ 97-37-7(2); 45-9-101(13)

97-37-7(2) A person licensed under Section 45-9-101 to carry a concealed pistol, who (a) has voluntarily completed an instructional course in the safe handling and use of firearms offered by an instructor certified by a nationally recognized organization that customarily offers firearms training, or by any other organization approved by the Department of Public Safety, (b) is a member or veteran of any active or...

MS1044 — public and private : possession prohibited

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-17

(1) The following definitions apply to this section: (a) “Educational property” shall mean any public or private school building or bus, public or private school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used or operated by any local school board, school, college or university board of trustees....(2) It shall be a felony for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or...

MS1045 — public and private : possession prohibited

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 97-37-17

(1) The following definitions apply to this section: (a) “Educational property” shall mean any public or private school building or bus, public or private school campus, grounds, recreational area, athletic field, or other property owned, used or operated by any local school board, school, college or university board of trustees....(2) It shall be a felony for any person to possess or carry, whether openly or...

MS1043 — public and private : CCW not allowed

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-101(13)

No license issued pursuant to this section shall authorize any person to carry a stun gun, concealed pistol or revolver into any place of nuisance as defined in Section 95-3-1, Mississippi Code of 1972;... any elementary or secondary school facility; any junior college, community college, college or university facility unless for the purpose of participating in any authorized firearms-related activity,

MS1051 — school personnel other than peace officers

Citation: Mississippi Code Section 45-9-181 (4) (7)(e)

(4) The governing body of a school, in consultation with school administrators and the department, may establish a program under this act. The department or the governing body of a school may discontinue a school's participation in the program at anytime.

MS1052 — comprehensive - punitive

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-51(1)

(1) Subject to the provisions of Section 45-9-53, no county or municipality may adopt any ordinance that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components.

MS1047 — comprehensive

Citation: Miss. Code Ann. § 45-9-51(1)

Subject to the provisions of Section 45-9-53, no county or municipality may adopt any ordinance that restricts the possession, carrying, transportation, sale, transfer or ownership of firearms or ammunition or their components.