Minnesota Bill to ban semi-auto firearms and allow warrantless home inspections
Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2026 3:58 pm
This is getting old. What part of "shall not be infringed" and Bruen Court ruling do these people not understand.
Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban possession of nearly every semiautomatic firearm in the state, creating what gun rights advocates warn constitutes one of the nation’s most aggressive attempts to criminalize commonly owned weapons while imposing unprecedented warrantless home inspections on gun owners who attempt to comply.
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Because the firearm can only be kept at home or at a licensed firing range, hunting with a grandfathered firearm is effectively prohibited since owners cannot transport it to hunting land. The bill also effectively bans all future purchases of covered firearms within the state.
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus member Sarah Hauptman testified before lawmakers that “normal people should not become felons for owning normal things.”
The Caucus identifies the warrantless inspection requirement as a blatant Fourth Amendment violation. The organization frames the legislation as outright confiscation, noting that the only options for noncompliant owners are surrender, destruction, or removal from the state. They argue criminals will ignore the law, and only law abiding citizens will be punished.
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/02/minnes ... un-owners/
Minnesota lawmakers are advancing legislation that would ban possession of nearly every semiautomatic firearm in the state, creating what gun rights advocates warn constitutes one of the nation’s most aggressive attempts to criminalize commonly owned weapons while imposing unprecedented warrantless home inspections on gun owners who attempt to comply.
...
Because the firearm can only be kept at home or at a licensed firing range, hunting with a grandfathered firearm is effectively prohibited since owners cannot transport it to hunting land. The bill also effectively bans all future purchases of covered firearms within the state.
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Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus member Sarah Hauptman testified before lawmakers that “normal people should not become felons for owning normal things.”
The Caucus identifies the warrantless inspection requirement as a blatant Fourth Amendment violation. The organization frames the legislation as outright confiscation, noting that the only options for noncompliant owners are surrender, destruction, or removal from the state. They argue criminals will ignore the law, and only law abiding citizens will be punished.
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/02/minnes ... un-owners/