Handguns and FFL's

As of this year Minnesota requires a permit to purchase for handgun transfers between private parties.
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624.7132 specifically exempts transfers between non-federally licensed individuals. It's in Subdivision 12 (Exclusions).

However, 609.66.1f puts the transferer in hot water if the transferee uses the gun in the commission of a crime within a year.

But the bottom line is that I'm not a lawyer and you'd be foolish to rely on what you read here as the gospel on Minnesota gun law. To be charitable, the law in the OP's state is not a Byzantine as some others, but it seems designed to trip up even an honest person.

My advice would be to either call the DPS and talk to somebody who is charged with enforcing the laws or bite the bullet, so to speak, and do the background check business.

And if you don't absolutely, completely trust the person you're selling your gun to, follow what's in 624.7132 as if there were no exception.

Just my advice.
 
Hardcase, you are correct. They did change the law last year, but I missed the private party exclusion.

I am not a lawyer. :)
 
So handguns are okay for paperless private transfer, but not shotguns and rifles? Or is it just "assault" type rifles?


edit: nevermind. I guess if you don't need the P2P to buy a shotgun from a dealer you probably wouldn't for a private sale either.
 
haha, called the police department.

They said talk to the guys at the pawn shop because they know the laws better. The pawn shop says they do it and because it is family and they know me a little they are less apprehensive than if I was just a random person. So I am going to plan on going off of that unless something else comes up. Hope it will happen within the next monthish...

If there is anything else they said talk to the chief who is out for a bit.
 
But on the form you have to check the box indicating that the firearm is for you.
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If 11a is checked "NO", the transfer cannot legally take place.

The handgun can be given/gifted to you as long as no exchange of money, goods, or services is involved. If the purchaser says something to the effect of, "You'll have to mow the lawn all summer for this now" or "You don't get this until you finish painting the garage", it is an exchange of services, becomes a straw purchase, and I have to stop the sale. Personally, I couldn't give a rat's a$$ about you painting the garage or mowing the lawn all summer to earn it, but I also don't know if the purchase is some sort of ATF silliness either...
 
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