The trusted voice of Minnesota's Gun Owners to Defend and Restore the Right to Keep and Bear Arms

WHAT

  • The House Judiciary & Civil Law Committee will hold a hearing on one anti-gun bill
    • HF 4081:  A ban on the possession of most semi-automatic rifles, some pistols, and all magazines holding more than ten rounds
  • NOTE: Testimony and the hearing will focus only on the bill’s provisions within the jurisdiction of the House Judiciary & Civil Law Committee, which, for this bill, primarily relate to the data privacy provisions.

WHEN

  • Tuesday, March 17th, 2026
  • Starting at 10:15 AM

WHERE

  • State Capitol – G3

See below for opposition testimony from the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus

HF 4081 - Semi-Automatic Rifles & Magazine (10+ Rounds) Ban

Chief Author

  • Rep. Emma Greenman (DFL, HF 63B)

What it Does

  • This bill is a total ban on the sale, transfer, and possession of almost all semi-automatic rifles in Minnesota.
  • This bill is a total ban on the manufacture, sale, transfer, and possession of all firearm magazines capable of holding more than ten rounds.
  • Magazines must be destroyed, turned into law enforcement, or moved out of state by July 1st, 2026.
  • There is grandfathering applicable to the current owner only with no transfers allowed.
  • A certificate must be obtained at an unknown cost, law enforcement must inspect your home for “safe storage” whenever they want without a warrant, and the firearm can only be kept at home or at a “licensed firing range”.

Read the Bill Text

Where does the MN Gun Owners stand on this bill?

  • We OPPOSE this bill.  We will be testifying against it.

Written Testimony

Committee Testimony

  • We’ll post video of our committee testimony after the hearing

Watch the Full Committee Hearing

We’ll post the full committee hearing video once it is available.

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Every action matters. Every voice counts. And with you on our side, we’ll stop gun control cold in Minnesota.