Minnesota State Laws
| Open Carry: | Open carry allowed only with permit |
| Duty to Notify Law Enforcement: | Only when asked by the officer |
| State Parks: | Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry |
| Restaurants Serving Alcohol: | No specific statutory restriction. |
| Firearms at Colleges: | MN law allows public colleges and universities to establish policies restricting students from carrying or possessing guns on campus. Also, public or private employers may restrict employees from carrying firearms. However, neither may prohibit the lawful carry or possession of a firearm in a parking facility or parking area. See Minn. Stat. § 624.714, subd. 18(b) |
| Firearms at K-12 Schools: | Ok to keep loaded handgun in trunk or rear storage area of vehicle if you have a recognized permit. |
| Magazine Capacity Limitations: | No restrictions |
| Suppressor Ownership: | Ownership & Hunting Legal. |
| Vehicle Possession Without Recognized Permit: | Handguns must be unloaded, and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, or securely tied package (624.714) |
| Firearm Law Uniformity: | State preemption law is in place. Laws should be uniform throughout state |
| Permit Training Requirements: | Required to complete a state certified pistol safety training program. |
| Permit Issuing Authority: | For residents, the issuing authority is their local Chief of Police or County Sheriff. For Non-Residents you may be issued a license by any Minnesota County Sheriff. |
| State Contact / Source: |
Minnesota Dept of Public Safety 445 Minnesota St St Paul MN 55101 651-201-7000 www.dps.mn.gov |
| Length of Permit Validity: | 5 years |
| Permit Application Process: | Complete the required training course and present the fee and your ID at your county sheriff office. |
| Non-Resident Permits: | Non-residents may apply |
| Places Off Limits: |
- Public and private elementary, middle, and secondary school buildings and their improved grounds, leased or owned. Permit holders may keep a pistol in a motor vehicle and step out to place it in or retrieve it from the trunk or rear area - Licensed child care centers while children are present and participating in a child care program - School buses while transporting students to or from school-related activities - Any portion of a building or facility under the temporary, exclusive control of a school or school district, where conspicuous signs are posted at each entrance giving notice of the school-related use - Courthouse complexes — a felony. Permit holders who notify the county sheriff are excepted, and the issuance of a permit itself constitutes the required notification to the commissioner of public safety - Any state building within the Capitol Area, other than the National Guard Armory — also a felony, with the same permit-holder exception - Court-occupied areas in county government buildings and other facilities used for official business of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and district courts statewide, under an expanded order from the Chief Justice - State correctional facilities and state hospitals and their grounds - Any jail, lockup, or correctional facility - Federal court facilities and other federal facilities - Private establishments, if posted and you're personally asked to leave by the operator - Places of employment, public or private, where the employer restricts firearms for its employees - Public postsecondary institutions, which may restrict students from carrying on institution property - Churches, which a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling confirmed may ban firearms in buildings and parking areas - State wildlife refuges - State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law |
| Duty to Retreat: | Duty to Retreat before using any Force except when in your dwelling (State v. Glowacki) |
| Constitutional Carry: | No |
| Hotels: | No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67 |
| Church Carry: |
Churches act like any other private property and may restrict on a church by church basis |
| Secure Storage Requirements: | Firearms must be securely stored when one knows or reasonably should know that a juvenile can gain access to the firearm without the permission of their parent or guardian or when a resident of the premises is ineligible to possess a firearm. |
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