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 Minneapolis
 Code of Ordinances
 Title 15. OFFENSES—MISCELLANEOUS
 Chapter 393. WEAPONS
 Article I. GENERALLY

  § 393.95. Possession of firearms and facsimile firearms in public.  

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  • (a) The transportation of firearms in motor vehicles in the City of Minneapolis shall be governed by Minnesota Statutes Section 97B.045.

    (b)

    This section shall not apply to the possession of firearms or facsimile firearms by officers, employees, or agents of law enforcement agencies or the armed forces of this state or of the United States to the extent that any such person is authorized by law to possess firearms or facsimile firearms and is acting in the scope of his or her duties.

    (c)

    This section shall not apply to the carrying of firearms or facsimile firearms between motor vehicles and places where possession of a firearm or a facsimile firearm is lawful in the City of Minneapolis if the firearm or facsimile firearm is carried unloaded in a secured container and the ammunition for the firearm is not readily available.

    (d)

    This section shall not apply to acts of possession allowed by a valid permit to carry issued pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Section 624.714.

    (e)

    Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d), no person shall possess a firearm in a public place or in a room that contains controlled substances if the firearm is loaded or, if unloaded, is a repeating firearm and the ammunition for the firearm is readily available.

    (f)

    Except as provided in subsections (a), (b), (c) and (d), no person shall keep or have in his or her possession a facsimile firearm in a public place or in a room that contains controlled substances.

    (g)

    For purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the indicated meanings:

    (1)

    "Controlled substance" shall have the meaning assigned by Minnesota Statutes Section 152.01, Subd. 4; provided, however, that "controlled substance" shall not include a substance that the actor possesses lawfully.

    (2)

    "Readily available" shall mean that ammunition is within the actor's reach and is unboxed or in a device designed for the rapid loading of a firearm. (92-Or-179, § 2, 12-18-92; 2007-Or-073, § 4, 10-5-07)