ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) - State leaders and lawmakers are responding to the Minnesota Supreme Court’s decision that ghost guns can be legal in the state.

Ghost gun debate heats up

The backstory:

The state’s highest court ruled Wednesday that it is legal for Minnesotans to possess ghost guns without serial numbers. Ghost guns are firearms typically assembled using parts, a kit, or 3D printed.

The ruling stems from a 2022 case in Anoka County when troopers found a ghost gun after a car accident.

Now, the majority opinion said Minnesota law "criminalizes the possession of a firearm that is not identified by a serial number only if federal law requires that a serial number be stamped, engraved, cast, or otherwise conspicuously placed on the firearm."

The court ruled that federal law

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