Only when asked by the officer

Concealed Carry is legal in accordance with state laws that regulate the right to carry

No specific statutory restriction.

MN law allows public colleges and universities to establish policies restricting students from carrying or possessing guns on campus. Also, public or private employers may restrict employees from carrying firearms. However, neither may prohibit the lawful carry or possession of a firearm in a parking facility or parking area. See Minn. Stat. § 624.714, subd. 18(b)

Ok to keep loaded handgun in trunk or rear storage area of vehicle if you have a recognized permit.

Churches act like any other private property and may restrict
on a church by church basis

No legal restriction - Reference article on page 67

Firearms must be securely stored when one knows or reasonably should know that a juvenile can gain access to the firearm without the permission of their parent or guardian or when a resident of the premises is ineligible to possess a firearm.

No restrictions

Ownership & Hunting Legal.

Handguns must be unloaded, and contained in a closed and fastened case, gunbox, or securely tied package (624.714)

State preemption law is in place. Laws should be uniform throughout state

Required to complete a state certified pistol safety training program.

Non-residents may apply

No

Duty to Retreat before using any Force except when in your dwelling (State v. Glowacki)

- Public and private elementary, middle, and secondary school buildings and their improved grounds, leased or owned. Permit holders may keep a pistol in a motor vehicle and step out to place it in or retrieve it from the trunk or rear area
- Licensed child care centers while children are present and participating in a child care program
- School buses while transporting students to or from school-related activities
- Any portion of a building or facility under the temporary, exclusive control of a school or school district, where conspicuous signs are posted at each entrance giving notice of the school-related use
- Courthouse complexes — a felony. Permit holders who notify the county sheriff are excepted, and the issuance of a permit itself constitutes the required notification to the commissioner of public safety
- Any state building within the Capitol Area, other than the National Guard Armory — also a felony, with the same permit-holder exception
- Court-occupied areas in county government buildings and other facilities used for official business of the Minnesota Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, and district courts statewide, under an expanded order from the Chief Justice
- State correctional facilities and state hospitals and their grounds
- Any jail, lockup, or correctional facility
- Federal court facilities and other federal facilities
- Private establishments, if posted and you're personally asked to leave by the operator
- Places of employment, public or private, where the employer restricts firearms for its employees
- Public postsecondary institutions, which may restrict students from carrying on institution property
- Churches, which a Minnesota Court of Appeals ruling confirmed may ban firearms in buildings and parking areas
- State wildlife refuges
- State parks located on Army Corps of Engineers land, per federal law

Minnesota Dept of Public Safety
445 Minnesota St
St Paul MN 55101
651-201-7000
www.dps.mn.gov

For residents, the issuing authority is their local Chief of Police or County Sheriff. For Non-Residents you may be issued a license by any Minnesota County Sheriff.

5 years

Complete the required training course and present the fee and your ID at your county sheriff office.