Scope: State (Minnesota)
Branch: Legislative
Severity: Amber
Date occurred: May 14, 2026
HF 5140 would regulate the ownership, possession, and sale of semiautomatic military-style assault weapons and large-capacity magazines, criminalize untraceable firearms, and modify provisions on dangerous weapons in schools, firearm storage, and law enforcement discharge reporting. A motion related to the bill did not prevail in the Minnesota House on May 14, 2026.
Constitutional basis: Legislative police power over firearms, an area where the scope of permissible regulation remains contested; measure unresolved after the motion failed.