1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; repealing the ban on Saturday night special handguns;
1.3 	amending Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 624.717; repealing Minnesota Statutes 
1.4 	2018, sections 624.712, subdivision 4; 624.716.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2018, section 624.717, is amended to read:
1.7 	624.717 LOCAL REGULATION.
1.8 	Sections 624.711 to 624.716 624.7162 shall be construed to supersede municipal or 
1.9 	county regulation of the carrying or possessing of pistols and the regulation of Saturday 
1.10 	night special pistols.

1.11 	Sec. 2. REPEALER.
 1.12 	Minnesota Statutes 2018, sections 624.712, subdivision 4; and 624.716, are repealed.

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Repealed Minnesota Statutes: 20-6045 

624.712 DEFINITIONS.Subd. 4.Saturday night special pistol. 
"Saturday night special pistol" means a pistol other than an antique firearm or a pistol for which the propelling force is carbon dioxide, air or other vapor, or children's pop guns or toys, having a frame, barrel, cylinder, slide or breechblock: 

(1) of any material having a melting point (liquidus) of less than 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, or 

(2) of any material having an ultimate tensile strength of less than 55,000 pounds per square inch, or 

(3) of any powdered metal having a density of less than 7.5 grams per cubic centimeter. 

624.716 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
Any federally licensed firearms dealer who sells a Saturday night special pistol, or any person who manufactures or assembles a Saturday night special pistol in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.