Minnesota Gun Bill SF 4067 Sets Up Sweeping New Restrictions
Minnesota gun owners just lost their legislative firewall, and a new video from Washington Gun Law lays out what that likely means for the upcoming session. Host William Kirk argues that with Democrats now holding the governor's office, Senate and House, Minnesota is the state most likely to follow Virginia's path toward sweeping gun restrictions.
Snapshot
Kirk walks through Senate File 4067, an omnibus bill that passed the Senate by one vote last year and deadlocked in the House, calling it the "best case scenario" for what's coming. He then flags a longer list of previously introduced bills he says could resurface now that Democrats don't need a narrow-margin strategy, including measures to repeal state preemption and overregulate FFLs.
Key points
- SF 4067's core provisions: the bill would ban semiautomatic rifles by make, model, and feature, cap magazines at 17 rounds, require state certification of grandfathered firearms, and mandate background checks on private transfers.
- Ghost guns and 3D printing: the bill targets homebuilt firearms with serialization requirements, annual production caps, and bans on possessing certain 3D-printing files.
- Beyond the "best case": Kirk points to past bills like HF3433 and HF3402 that would ban nearly all semi-automatic rifles and require surrender of existing magazines over 10 rounds.
- Preemption at risk: HF3351 and SF2320 would weaken state preemption, potentially letting Minneapolis and St. Paul layer on their own gun laws.
- New bureaucracy: HF3668 and SF513 would create a permanent state Office of Gun Violence Prevention, which Kirk calls the "Ministry of Civilian Disarmament."
Quick take
Kirk's framing is blunt, but the underlying bill numbers and provisions are specific and worth tracking if you own guns in Minnesota. He points viewers toward the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus as the group pushing back, and promises follow-up coverage as bills actually drop this session.
Watch the full video: Washington Gun Law