Bill > SF4312

This bill establishes standards for the safe storage of firearms in Minnesota and imposes criminal penalties for failing to meet those standards. The key provisions include requiring firearms to be unloaded and equipped with a locking device, or loaded or unloaded and stored in a locked firearm storage unit or locked gun room, unless the firearm is under the direct physical control of the owner. Penalties range from a petty misdemeanor to a felony with up to five years in prison, depending on factors such as whether a child was present or the firearm was used in a crime. The bill also appropriates $10,000 in fiscal year 2025 and $19,000 annually starting in fiscal year 2026 to the Department of Corrections to cover costs associated with the act.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=Senate&f=SF4312&ssn=0&y=2023