Loaded gun with permit?

[Rebel SS]

Ask a Trooper: Can I transport a loaded rifle or shotgun in my vehicle if I have a permit to carry?

Sgt. Troy Christianson MHP  Nov 29, 2019

Question: If a person has a permit to carry in Minnesota, can they transport a loaded rifle or shotgun in a vehicle?

Answer: The permit to carry law applies only to handguns, so the answer is no with some exceptions.

MS 97B.045- A person may not transport a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is:


(1) unloaded and in a gun case expressly made to contain a firearm, and the case fully encloses the firearm by being zipped, snapped, buckled, tied, or otherwise fastened, and without any portion of the firearm exposed;

(2) unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle; or

(3) a handgun carried in compliance with sections 624.714 and 624.715

Subd. 3. Exceptions; hunting and shooting ranges- a person may transport an unloaded, uncased firearm, excluding a pistol, in a motor vehicle while at a shooting range, lawfully hunting on private or public land; or traveling to or from a site the person intends to hunt lawfully that day or has hunted lawfully that day, unless:

(1) within Anoka, Hennepin, or Ramsey County;

(2) within the boundaries of a home rule charter or statutory city with a population of 2,500 or more;

(3) on school grounds

[Reinhard]

Yep, it's been that way for some time.  Thanks Reb.  We were talking about carrying your loaded rifle on the road while walking to another area to hunt or walking from a hunting area back to camp on  a road.  Shooting down a road I know is not legal but just walking down the road was ok.  Half said it's not ok and me and the other half said it was.  No way to check it out up there because none of us can get good phone service where we hunt.  Have to go down the road for a mile to get some .  good luck.