MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - In a split decision, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that it is not a crime under state law to possess a ghost gun without a serial number in most cases.
Ghost guns debated in Minnesota Supreme Court
What we know:
The court ruled the state law that prohibits the possession of an unserialized firearm does not apply if the gun is not federally required to have a serial number, which includes most ghost guns and heirloom firearms.
The backstory:
The case stems from a rollover-crash in Anoka County where troopers discovered the driver Logan Vagle with a ghost gun. He was criminally charged under the state statute that prohibits the possession of a firearm without a serial number.
The case was appealed and eventually argued before the Minnesota