Minnesota Firearm (Gun) Bill of Sale Form

• Background Check Required?
  • Private Sale: Yes, private transfers of a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon generally require either a dealer-facilitated background check or a valid transferee permit plus identification.
  • Licensed Dealer: Yes, federally licensed dealers must conduct a background check before completing the transfer.
• Waiting Period: None.
• Registration Requirement: Limited. Minnesota requires transfer reports and maintains records for certain firearm transfers, but it does not have a universal firearm registration system.
• Permit Required (to purchase): Yes, a transferee permit is generally required to acquire a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon unless an exception applies.
• Concealed Carry Permit: Yes, a permit is generally required to carry a pistol in public.
• Magazine Capacity Limits: None.
• Assault Weapons Limits: None.

Permit to Purchase and Transfer Form

Source: Minn. Stat. §§ 624.7131, 624.7134, 624.714, 18 U.S.C. § 922(t)

• Persons adjudicated as mentally defective or committed to a mental institution.
• Persons convicted of a felony.
• Persons who are fugitives from justice.
• Persons convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence.
• Persons unlawfully in the country or admitted under a non-immigrant visa.
• Persons unlawfully using or addicted to controlled substances.
• Persons subject to a qualifying court order for harassment, stalking, or threats involving an intimate partner or child.
• Persons who are minors.
• Persons dishonorably discharged from the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Persons who have renounced their U.S. citizenship.

Source: Minn. Stat. § 624.713, 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)