What has been the law regarding the transportation of firearms in motor vehicles?
Since 1986, Minnesota law has prohibited a person from transporting a firearm in a motor vehicle unless the firearm is unloaded and fully secured in a gun case expressly made for that purpose, or is unloaded and in the closed trunk of a motor vehicle. (Minn. Stat. 97B.045) The law provides an exception for a handgun being carried under the terms of a valid permit to carry (i.e., in accordance with Minnesota Statutes section 624.714). When being transported by a person with a valid permit to carry, a handgun may be cased or uncased, and loaded or unloaded.
