The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that it is legal for Minnesotans to carry a ghost gun without a serial number.

The ruling stems from a case in 2022, when a state patrol trooper responded to a rollover crash in Fridley. The driver told the trooper that there was a pistol inside the car that he did not have a permit to carry. While searching the car, the trooper found the ghost gun, which did not have a serial number.

The man was charged with felony possession of a firearm without a serial number and carrying a pistol without a permit. He moved to dismiss the serial number charge, citing lack of probable cause.

A Minnesota statute written in 1994 criminalized receiving or possessing a firearm that is "not identified by a serial number."

Judge Paul Thissen wrote in the majorit

See Full Page