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Minnesota Supreme Court Rules Possession of Ghost Guns Legal Without Serial Numbers
Split court says unclear state law makes ghost gun possession lawful in Minnesota
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✍️By ZRIntel Editorial Team📍Fridley, Minnesota
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that state law does not prohibit the possession of ghost gunsfirearms without serial numbersdue to the absence of explicit legislative prohibition. The ruling stemmed from a 2022 incident in Fridley, where a privately made 9mm Glock 19 was found in a crashed vehicle. Initially dismissed by a district judge as unconstitutionally vague, the charges were reinstated by the Court of Appeals before the Supreme Court struck them down. Justice Paul Thissens majority opinion stated that Minnesota lacks a clear statute on ghost guns, and referenced that past legislative efforts to ban them had failed. Chief Justice Natalie Hudson dissented, warning that the ruling could hinder efforts to reduce gun trafficking. Ghost guns are typically homemade or assembled from kits, and often fall outside traditional federal tracking methods. Law enforcement expressed concern that such weapons undermine crime-solving efforts. Attorney General Keith Ellison called on lawmakers to close this legal gap, emphasizing that ghost guns circumvent many protections designed to keep firearms from criminals.