Bill > HF131

Introduced Session

A bill for an act relating to firearms; clarifying law on use of force in defense of home and person; codifying and extending Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws; eliminating the common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home; expanding the boundaries of dwelling for purposes of self-defense; creating a presumption in the case of a person entering a dwelling or occupied vehicle by stealth or force; extending the rights available to a person in that person's dwelling to a person defending against entry of that person's occupied vehicle; amending Minnesota Statutes 2020, section 609.065.

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Lisa Demuth (R)*,  Susan Akland (R),  Tony Albright (R),  Paul Anderson (R),  Cal Bahr (R),  Peggy Bennett (R),  Matt Bliss (R),  Greg Boe (R),  John Burkel (R),  Brian Daniels (R),  Bob Dettmer (R),  Sondra Erickson (R),  Mary Franson (R),  Steve Green (R),  Matt Grossell (R),  Glenn Gruenhagen (R),  Barb Haley (R),  John Heinrich (R),  Spencer Igo (R),  Eric Lucero (R),  Dale Lueck (R),  Joe McDonald (R),  Shane Mekeland (R),  Jeremy Munson (R),  Jim Nash (R),  Paul Novotny (R),  Bjorn Olson (R),  Brian Pfarr (R),  John Poston (R),  Donald Raleigh (R),  Jordan Rasmusson (R),  Tama Theis (R),  Paul Torkelson (R), 

Author added Torkelson (on 04/08/2022)

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