Minnesota Firearm News

Minnesota lawmakers have introduced HF 3433 and SF 3654, companion bills that would ban the sale and transfer of many commonly owned semi-automatic rifles and standard-capacity magazines. The proposals raise significant constitutional questions under Heller and Bruen and could impose new compliance burdens on gun owners and retailers across the state if enacted.

The Minnesota Legislature returns February 17 amid election-year tension and deep partisan divides. While lawmakers will debate immigration, fraud investigations, and bonding bills, Second Amendment policy is once again shaping up as the session’s biggest flashpoint.

January 2026 is already shaping up to be the year of the suppressor, as NFA submissions surged more than 120 percent following the elimination of the federal tax on suppressors and short-barreled firearms. While overall firearm sales remained steady at nearly 1.2 million units, background checks tied specifically to NFA items exploded—confirming what many saw at SHOT Show: when unnecessary taxes and barriers are removed, Americans waste no time exercising their rights.

Following a deadly weekend of mass shootings and growing political pressure, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has signed two executive orders aimed at addressing so-called “gun violence.” While the orders do not change existing firearm laws or impact what gun owners can buy, sell, or transfer, they signal a renewed push for gun control in Minnesota. With the state legislature evenly divided and major elections looming in 2026, these actions serve as a warning shot for gun owners a

So regardless how the Federal Supreme Court rules when it finally steps into the FRT case, they more than likely will continue ruling on Administrative Procedure Act grounds.  This will undoubtedly leave state restrictions, like the one in Minnesota, in effect.  The ultimate cure for states such as ours that is so heavily divided would be for the Supreme Court to take up and start ruling on the 2nd Amendment like they do the others.

The Founding Fathers understood what they were doing when they inserted the 2nd Amendment to the Constitution.  They had just successfully led an armed rebellion over the largest and best trained military the World had ever seen to that point.  They understood the implications, and dangers that such a stance would mean.  However, they deemed the rewards and values of Freedom were greater than any risks.