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Gun bills in the 2013 Legislature

Explore a table summarizing new firearms laws proposed in both houses of the Legislature.

The tables below list all the bills proposed by both houses of the Minnesota Legislature relating to Firearms and Dangerous Weapons, as of February 14, 2013.

House Bills


BillFull TextAuthorDescription
HF 561 Laine Judicial process modified for restoring firearms eligibility to violent felons.
HF 486 Laine Violent felons permitted to petition the Board of Pardons to have their ability to possess a firearm restored.
HF 419 Drazkowski Firearms; providing that any new federal law designed to ban or limit any personal firearm, magazine, accessory, or ammunition or to require the registration of any firearm or firearm owner shall be unenforceable.
HF 307 Simonson Permit to carry application required to be made to a chief of police of a municipality, and if no chief of police, to a county sheriff.
HF 298 Dehn, R. Firearms regulation by local units of government allowed in certain circumstances.
HF 294 Rosenthal Firearm restoration eligibility judicial challenge processes modified for persons who have become ineligible and persons who have been denied a permit to carry a handgun.
HF 285 Lesch Firearm lawful possession modified.
HF 244 Johnson, S. Firearm loss or theft false report crime established, crime of transferring firearms to an ineligible person expanded, and a person convicted of these crimes made ineligible to possess a firearm.
HF 243 Hausman Large-capacity magazine crime established for the manufacture, transfer, or possession of ammunition feeding devices with the capacity to accept more than seven rounds or any conversion kit, part, or combination of parts; terms defined; and criminal penalties provided.
HF 242 Hausman Large-capacity magazine crime established for the manufacture, transfer, or possession of ammunition feeding devices with the capacity to accept more than ten rounds or any conversion kit, part, or combination of parts; terms defined; and criminal penalties provided.
HF 241 Hausman Assault weapons; crime established for manufacturing, transferring, or possessing assault weapons; existing assault weapon disposal or registration provided for; terms defined; data classified; language clarified; and penalties provided.
HF 240 Schoen Mental health screening improved for persons applying for firearm permits.
HF 239 Davnie Persons who possess guns on private property after being ordered to leave the premises equal penalties established.
HF 238 Davnie Offenders who unlawfully possess firearms on school properties equal penalties established.
HF 237 Paymar Pistol and semiautomatic military-style assault weapon transfer and firearm possession eligibility provisions modified, and criminal penalties provided.
HF 184 Winkler Centralized register maintenance and creation required for individuals who voluntarily wish to be ineligible to purchase firearms for a self-determined period of time; and chiefs of police and sheriffs mandated to accept voluntary surrender of firearms and ammunition from persons on the voluntary register and establishment of procedures for return of the firearms and ammunition upon request.
HF 178 Cornish Retired peace officers authorized to carry a pistol without a permit, and law enforcement agencies required to issue identification to former officers who qualify to carry without a permit.
HF 169 Fabian Muzzleloader scope use allowed.
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Senate Bills


BillFull TextAuthorDescription
SF 458 Champion Pistol and semiautomatic military-style assault weapon transfer and firearm possession eligibility provisions modifications; criminal penalties
SF 413 Goodwin Firearms possession eligibility restoration for violent felons judicial process modification
SF 400 Brown Firearm Protection Act
SF 339 Nienow Resolution memorializing the President and Congress to respect and not violate the second amendment to the United States Constitution for right to bear arms
SF 236 Gazelka Firearms safety certificate course of instruction wildlife identification portion online completion authorization
SF 235 Latz Lawful firearms possession and crime of violence modifications
SF 205 Champion Pistols and semiautomatic military-style assault weapons transfers and possession eligibility; criminal penalty provisions
SF 109 Westrom Laser sights permits use by visually impaired persons authorization
SF 83 Ingebrigtsen Scopes on muzzleloaders authorization
SF 69 Ingebrigtsen Retired peace officers firearm carry without permit authorization
SF 64 Goodwin Convicted violent felons gun ownership rights restoration authorization
SF 46 Goodwin Firearms possession restoration for violent felons repeal

Source: Minnesota Revisor of Statutes via Open States. Document icon by Jamison Wieser, from the Noun Project.