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Author: | kimberman [ Sun Jun 07, 2009 8:26 am ] |
Post subject: | The "metro" exception as enacted |
Minn. Laws 2009, Chapter 176. It isn't much of a "victory." Quote: Sec. 40. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.045, is amended by adding a subdivision to read: Subd. 3. Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges. (a) Notwithstanding provisions to the contrary under this chapter, a person may transport an unloaded, uncased firearm, excluding a pistol as defined in paragraph (b), in a motor vehicle while at a shooting range, as defined under section 87A.01, subdivision 3, where the person has received permission from the lawful owner or possessor to discharge firearms; lawfully hunting on private or public land; or travelling to or from a site the person intends to hunt lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless: (1) within Anoka, Hennepin, or Ramsey county; (2) within an area where the discharge of a firearm has been prohibited under section 471.633; (3) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 2,500 or more; (4) on school grounds; or (5) otherwise restricted under section 97A.091, 97B.081, or 97B.086. (b) For the purposes of this section, a "pistol" includes a weapon designed to be fired by the use of a single hand and with an overall length less than 26 inches, or having a barrel or barrels of a length less than 18 inches in the case of a shotgun or having a barrel of a length less than 16 inches in the case of a rifle: (1) from which may be fired or ejected one or more solid projectiles by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive substances; or (2) for which the propelling force is a spring, elastic band, carbon dioxide, air or other gas, or vapor. Pistol does not include a device firing or ejecting a shot measuring .18 of an inch, or less, in diameter and commonly known as a "BB gun," a scuba gun, a stud gun, or nail gun used in the construction industry or children's pop guns or toys. Sec. 41. Minnesota Statutes 2008, section 97B.051, is amended to read: 97B.051 TRANSPORTATION OF ARCHERY BOWS. Except as specified under section 97B.055, subdivision 2, a person may not transport an archery bow in a motor vehicle unless the bow is not armed with a bolt or arrow. But, it does make it clear that the "hunters" have no respect for those who participate in handgun sports even on a "shooting range." |
Author: | MostlyHarmless [ Sun Jun 07, 2009 11:18 am ] |
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This is complicated enough that hunters probably won't want to rely upon it even if they can. |
Author: | Binky .357 [ Sun Jun 07, 2009 2:16 pm ] |
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So if I'm reading that right, Scott County got dropped from the "no shooting cans in my rural backyard" zone? |
Author: | kimberman [ Sun Jun 07, 2009 4:43 pm ] |
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Actually, (a)(2) and (3) pretty much cover everywhere in Hennepin, Ramsey, and Anoka counties (and on 10 days notice, ANY other land could be included merely by passing a local ordinance). So the "carve out" [b]isn't needed to ptotect anyone from Uncased, Unloaded firearms.[/b] So, inquiring minds want to know, WHY did the DFL leadership INSIST on inclusion of this language??? Maybe they DO have something planned that the bill's proponents just ignored. After all, a "pistol" ban won't affect them (NOTE: "Pistols" are expressly excluded from the special privileges that this bill offers riflemen and shotgunners). |
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