The Minnesota Supreme Court, composed of justices appointed by Democrat governors, ruled Wednesday that it is legal for residents to possess firearms that do not require serial numbers under federal law.
“This case will have broad implications for dozens of prosecutions across the state where individuals have been charged with felony crimes for possessing a personally manufactured firearm without a serial number,” the Minnesota Gun Owners Caucus wrote in a post on X.
The case stemmed from a rollover car accident in February 2022 in Fridley, Minnesota. A state trooper who arrived on the scene saw a gun magazine inside the car and the driver, Logan Vagle, said he had a pistol in the vehicle and did not have a permit to carry it, according to court documents. Vagle was charged the next day with possession of a firearm without a serial number and carrying a pistol without a permit, and he moved to have the former charge dismissed because of a lack of probable cause.
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