Bill Text: MN HF1984 | 2011-2012 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Federally licensed firearms manufacturers' possession of federally registered firearm silencers authorized for the purpose of testing firearms manufactured for police and military agencies.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-02-13 - Second reading [HF1984 Detail]
Download: Minnesota-2011-HF1984-Introduced.html
1.2relating to public safety; firearms; authorizing federally licensed firearms
1.3manufacturers to possess federally registered firearm silencers for the purpose
1.4of testing firearms manufactured for police and military agencies;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.66, subdivision 2.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.66, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Exceptions. (a) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession of the
1.9articles mentioned by museums or collectors of art or for other lawful purposes of public
1.10exhibition.
1.11(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the ownership, possession, or use of firearm
1.12silencer or firearm muffler by a person or entity licensed as a firearms manufacturer under
1.13United States Code, title 18, section 923, provided that the silencer or muffler is used
1.14exclusively for the purpose of testing firearms manufactured for federal, state, and local
1.15law enforcement agencies or any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, and
1.16the manufacturer:
1.17(1) possesses a manufacturer's Type 7 Federal Firearms License issued in accordance
1.18with the Gun Control Act, United States Code, title 18, section 923, and the Internal
1.19Revenue Code, United States Code, title 26, chapter 53;
1.20(2) possesses proof of registration of the silencer in the National Firearm Registration
1.21and Transfer Record established in the National Firearms Act, United States Code, title
1.2226, section 5841, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, part 479, as enforced by the
1.23Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, indicating compliance with
1.24all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and standards; and
2.1(3) has provided written notification to the sheriff of the county or counties in which
2.2the firm is located and the testing will be done of the manufacturer's intent to possess and
2.3use the silencer for that purpose.
2.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
1.3manufacturers to possess federally registered firearm silencers for the purpose
1.4of testing firearms manufactured for police and military agencies;amending
1.5Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.66, subdivision 2.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 609.66, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 2. Exceptions. (a) Nothing in this section prohibits the possession of the
1.9articles mentioned by museums or collectors of art or for other lawful purposes of public
1.10exhibition.
1.11(b) Nothing in this section prohibits the ownership, possession, or use of firearm
1.12silencer or firearm muffler by a person or entity licensed as a firearms manufacturer under
1.13United States Code, title 18, section 923, provided that the silencer or muffler is used
1.14exclusively for the purpose of testing firearms manufactured for federal, state, and local
1.15law enforcement agencies or any branch or unit of the United States armed forces, and
1.16the manufacturer:
1.17(1) possesses a manufacturer's Type 7 Federal Firearms License issued in accordance
1.18with the Gun Control Act, United States Code, title 18, section 923, and the Internal
1.19Revenue Code, United States Code, title 26, chapter 53;
1.20(2) possesses proof of registration of the silencer in the National Firearm Registration
1.21and Transfer Record established in the National Firearms Act, United States Code, title
1.2226, section 5841, and Code of Federal Regulations, title 27, part 479, as enforced by the
1.23Federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, indicating compliance with
1.24all applicable federal statutes, regulations, and standards; and
2.1(3) has provided written notification to the sheriff of the county or counties in which
2.2the firm is located and the testing will be done of the manufacturer's intent to possess and
2.3use the silencer for that purpose.
2.4EFFECTIVE DATE.This section is effective the day following final enactment.
