Bill > HF3283

This bill modifies Minnesota's existing law regarding firearms in private establishments, specifically focusing on the ability of businesses with on-sale intoxicating liquor licenses to prohibit off-duty peace officers from carrying firearms on their premises. Currently, private establishment owners are generally prohibited from preventing peace officers from carrying firearms, but this bill creates an exception for establishments with liquor licenses, allowing them to ban off-duty officers from bringing firearms into their establishments. The bill maintains existing provisions about firearm restrictions, such as the requirement for conspicuous signage if an establishment wants to prohibit firearms, and continues to protect the rights of tenants and residents. The change specifically allows liquor-licensed establishments to deny entry to or require an off-duty peace officer to remove their firearm, whereas previously such establishments could not prohibit an officer from carrying a firearm. The bill preserves other existing protections, like preventing firearm prohibitions in parking areas and maintaining specific signage requirements for requesting firearm removal. The modification is relatively narrow, targeting only off-duty peace officers in liquor-licensed establishments, and does not broadly change existing firearm carry laws.

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https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3283&ssn=0&y=2025