1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to public safety; increasing penalties for transferring certain firearms to 
1.3 	persons who are ineligible to possess firearms;amending Minnesota Statutes 2022, 
1.4 	section 624.7141.
1.5 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.6 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2022, section 624.7141, is amended to read:
1.7 	624.7141 TRANSFER TO INELIGIBLE PERSON.
1.8 		Subdivision 1.Transfer prohibited. A person is guilty of a gross misdemeanor who
1.9 	felony and may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to two years and to payment of a fine 
1.10 	of not more than $10,000 if the person intentionally transfers a pistol or semiautomatic 
1.11 	military-style assault weapon to another if and the person knows that the transferee:
1.12 	(1) has been denied a permit to carry under section 624.714 because the transferee is 
1.13 	not eligible under section 624.713 to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault 
1.14 	weapon;
1.15 	(2) has been found ineligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault 
1.16 	weapon by a chief of police or sheriff as a result of an application for a transferee permit 
1.17 	or a transfer report; or
1.18 	(3) is disqualified under section 624.713 from possessing a pistol or semiautomatic 
1.19 	military-style assault weapon.
1.20 		Subd. 2.Felony Aggravated offense. A violation of this section is a felony person who 
1.21 	violates this section may be sentenced to imprisonment for up to five years and to payment 
2.1 	of a fine of not more than $20,000 if the transferee possesses or uses the weapon within one 
2.2 	year after the transfer in furtherance of a felony crime of violence.
2.3 		Subd. 3.Subsequent eligibility. This section is not applicable to a transfer to a person 
2.4 	who became eligible to possess a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon 
2.5 	under section 624.713 after the transfer occurred but before the transferee used or possessed 
2.6 	the weapon in furtherance of any crime.