MN SF4032

Commissioner of public safety may award reimbursements to individuals completing firearms safety training courses for up to 50 percent of course costs, with priority given to those previously inexperienced or unknowledgeable about firearms, effective August 1, 2018.

Transferee permits for firearm purchases extend from one year to five years validity, renewable under same procedures as original permits, effective August 1, 2019.

Unlicensed persons transferring firearms may optionally require the transferee to submit to a sheriff's background check; sheriffs must conduct the investigation at no charge and cannot maintain records of the transaction or require additional information beyond what is necessary.

Transferring a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon without background check becomes a gross misdemeanor if the transferee uses or possesses the weapon within one year in furtherance of a felony crime of violence and either was prohibited from possession or likely to use it violently, effective August 1, 2019.

Commissioner of public safety must conduct a public awareness campaign about criminal liability for transferring pistols or semiautomatic military-style assault weapons without background checks, effective August 1, 2019.