MN HF5140 would have restricted assault-style semiautos, large-capacity mags, and ghost guns; motion failed
State bill HF5140 — Minnesota — status: dead
Official title: Ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines regulated; provisions for possessing dangerous weapons in schools, negligently storing firearms, and reporting on law enforcement firearms discharge modified; ghost guns criminalized; other gun safety provisions modified; and money appropriated.
What it does
HF5140 was a broad Minnesota bill that would have regulated ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic "military-style assault weapons" and large-capacity magazines, criminalized so-called ghost guns and ghost-gun parts, and modified rules on firearms in schools, negligent storage, and law-enforcement reporting. The measure also included related criminal penalties and appropriations. The most recent legislative action was a failed procedural motion ("motion did not prevail"), and the bill did not advance out of that action.
Industry impact
If enacted, HF5140 would materially limit what some dealers and manufacturers could legally sell or transfer in Minnesota by creating new prohibitions on certain semiautomatic designs and high-capacity magazines, and by outlawing transfers of unserialized/privately made firearm components. Retailers and manufacturers selling affected product lines could face lost sales, inventory write-downs, and the need to change product offerings or labeling. The criminalization of ghost-gun parts would affect manufacturers and hobbyist-part suppliers of frames/receivers and unfinished lowers; negligent-storage and school-possession changes would also raise potential civil or criminal exposure and could require revised storage policies and training. Compliance costs would include legal review, updated sales processes, and possible changes to recordkeeping and internal inventory controls.
Latest official status: Motion did not prevail
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