Overview
- The Senate public safety committee is set to hear the Attorney General–backed bill on Monday, with a companion moving in the House committee.
- The measure would outlaw possessing, selling, or transferring firearms without serial numbers and would restrict manufacturing with 3D printers and build kits.
- The legislative push responds to a court interpretation that tied state serialization requirements to federal law, creating a gap for some ghost guns.
- ATF data show 631 ghost guns were traced to Minnesota in 2022–23, an increase of more than 230% over the previous five-year period.
- Attorney General Keith Ellison supports the proposal sponsored by Rep. Dave Pinto and Sen. Ron Latz, and backers include law enforcement and gun safety groups.