as introduced - 81st Legislature (1999 - 2000) Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00am
1.1 A bill for an act 1.2 relating to firearms; permitting sheriffs outside of 1.3 municipalities to consent to the furnishing of 1.4 firearms to minors under 14 years of age; amending 1.5 Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.66, subdivision 1. 1.6 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 1998, section 609.66, 1.8 subdivision 1, is amended to read: 1.9 Subdivision 1. [MISDEMEANOR AND GROSS MISDEMEANOR CRIMES.] 1.10 (a) Whoever does any of the following is guilty of a crime and 1.11 may be sentenced as provided in paragraph (b): 1.12 (1) recklessly handles or uses a gun or other dangerous 1.13 weapon or explosive so as to endanger the safety of another; or 1.14 (2) intentionally points a gun of any kind, capable of 1.15 injuring or killing a human being and whether loaded or 1.16 unloaded, at or toward another; or 1.17 (3) manufactures or sells for any unlawful purpose any 1.18 weapon known as a slungshot or sand club; or 1.19 (4) manufactures, transfers, or possesses metal knuckles or 1.20 a switch blade knife opening automatically; or 1.21 (5) possesses any other dangerous article or substance for 1.22 the purpose of being used unlawfully as a weapon against 1.23 another; or 1.24 (6) outside of a municipality and without the parent's or 1.25 guardian's consent or without the consent of the local sheriff, 2.1 furnishes a child under 14 years of age, or as a parent or 2.2 guardian permits the child to handle or use, outside of the 2.3 parent's or guardian's presence, a firearm or airgun of any 2.4 kind, or any ammunition or explosive. 2.5 Possession of written evidence of prior consent signed by 2.6 the minor's parent or guardian is a complete defense to a charge 2.7 under clause (6). 2.8 Possession of written evidence of prior consent signed by 2.9 the local sheriff when the child is participating in an 2.10 adult-supervised organized target shooting program is a complete 2.11 defense to a charge under clause (6). 2.12 (b) A person convicted under paragraph (a) may be sentenced 2.13 as follows: 2.14 (1) if the act was committed in a public housing zone, as 2.15 defined in section 152.01, subdivision 19, a school zone, as 2.16 defined in section 152.01, subdivision 14a, or a park zone, as 2.17 defined in section 152.01, subdivision 12a, to imprisonment for 2.18 not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than 2.19 $3,000, or both; or 2.20 (2) otherwise, including where the act was committed on 2.21 residential premises within a zone described in clause (1) if 2.22 the offender was at the time an owner, tenant, or invitee for a 2.23 lawful purpose with respect to those residential premises, to 2.24 imprisonment for not more than 90 days or to payment of a fine 2.25 of not more than $700, or both. 2.26 Sec. 2. [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 2.27 Section 1 is effective June 1, 1999, and applies to acts 2.28 committed on or after that date.