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Committee weighs adding federal immigration query to carry‑permit background checks; bill laid over
Summary
The House Public Safety Committee heard testimony on House File 284, a bill that would add an immigration/alien status query to Minnesota permit-to-carry background checks to conform to an ATF recommendation; the committee laid the bill over without taking final action.
The Minnesota House Public Safety Committee on Feb. 26 heard testimony on House File 284, which would add an immigration/alien-query check to the state permit-to-carry background process to align Minnesota law with guidance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The committee laid the bill over for further work and did not vote on it.
Proponents said the change is narrowly intended to close a gap in Minnesota’s background-check process. Sheriff Brian Welk, testifying for the Minnesota Sheriffs Association, said his office discovered an individual who met state criteria for a carry permit but later was found to have an active federal…
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