HF3402

Purpose

• to restrict possession of large-capacity ammunition magazines by creating a new defined category in state law and aligning the statute to regulate these devices.

Main Provisions

• Adds Subd.22, titled “Largecapacity magazine,” to Minnesota Statutes 624.712.
• Definition: A large-capacity magazine is any ammunition feeding device that can accept more than ten rounds, or any conversion kit or combination of parts that could be used to assemble such a device if the parts are in the possession or under the control of the same person.
• Exemptions (not considered large-capacity magazines):
  • A feeding device permanently altered so it cannot accommodate more than ten rounds.
  • A .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device.
  • A tubular magazine contained in a lever-action firearm.

Signficant Changes to Existing Law

• Creates a new defined category (large-capacity magazine) under the existing statute (624.712), establishing the framework for regulating or prohibiting possession of these devices.
• The excerpt focuses on definition and exemptions; it does not specify penalties or enforcement provisions, but the change clarifies what counts as a large-capacity magazine for enforcement and regulation.

Practical implications

• The bill sets the criteria used to determine whether a magazine is subject to the statute. If a device meets the definition (and is not one of the exemptions), it would fall under the new regulatory framework being added to the statute.

Terminology to note

• largecapacity magazine
• ammunition feeding device
• capacity to accept more than ten rounds
• conversion kit
• permanently altered
• .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device
• tubular magazine
• lever-action firearm

Summary of impact

• Establishes a legal category for magazines that can hold more than ten rounds and defines several exceptions, thereby enabling future restrictions or enforcement related to possession of those magazines. The bill lays out the exact terms used to determine what qualifies as a large-capacity magazine.

Relevant Terms - Largecapacity magazine - Ammunition feeding device - Capacity to accept more than ten rounds - Conversion kit - Permanently altered - .22 caliber tube ammunition feeding device - Tubular magazine - Lever-action firearm - Minnesota Statutes 624.712 - Subd.22