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
| Bill | Full Text | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
Senate Bills
| Bill | Full Text | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.