US EditionMinnesota Supreme Court: 'Ghost guns' legal to have
MINNESOTA, AUG 6 – The court found the 1994 serial number law unconstitutionally vague and reversed hundreds of felony charges involving privately made firearms lacking serial numbers.
- In a decision Wednesday, the Minnesota Supreme Court found ghost guns are legal because federal law does not require serial numbers, by a 4-2 vote.
- On February 14, 2022, Minnesota State Patrol responded to a Fridley crash where Vagle admitted to carrying a Glock 19 pistol lacking a serial number, prompting legal challenges.
- In the majority opinion, Justice Paul Thissen explained that federal law does not mandate serial numbers on Vagle’s firearm, so Minnesota’s statute does not apply.
- Prosecutors face uncertainty in hundreds of cases as the 4-2 decision may hinder felony prosecutions for unserialized firearms, Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus warned.
- The Supreme Court, reversing the Minnesota Court of Appeals, remanded the case, emphasizing that only the Minnesota Legislature can regulate ghost guns.
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Minnesota Supreme Court Upends Long-Standing Firearms Law - Real News Now
Earlier this week, a ruling by the Minnesota Supreme Court has possibly influenced the effectiveness of a long-standing state law that criminalizes the possession of certain unmarked firearms. Without going to the extent of completely scrapping the 1994 state law on the grounds of constitutionality, the high court’s majority overturned a previous decision by a lower court. This potentially challenges the future actions of prosecutors, who have u…
Minnesota Supreme Court throws state's gun serial number law into question with split ruling
ST. PAUL — The Minnesota Supreme Court created doubt Wednesday, Aug. 6, over the viability of a decades-old state law that makes it a crime to possess certain firearms that lack serial numbers. In overturning a lower court ruling, a majority of justices on the state’s highest court stopped short of invalidating a 1994 law entirely on constitutional grounds. But the split ruling could make it harder for prosecutors to bring the gun charges as the…
Minnesota Supreme Court says it is legal to possess "ghost guns" but puts legal burden back on the legislature
After 14 months, that’s the split-decision ruling from the Minnesota Supreme Court, which said current law does not clearly restrict ghost gun possession if those guns do not have a serial number. They also put the burden on the legislature to act.
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