Firearms; law on use of force in defense of home and person clarified, Minnesota's self-defense and defense of home laws codified and extended, common law duty to retreat in cases of self-defense outside the home eliminated, boundaries of dwelling expanded, presumption created, and rights available to a person in that person's dwelling extended.
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Introduction
Jan 2021
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Introduced Jan 14, 2021
Last action Apr 8, 2022
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Jan 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduction and first reading, referred to Public Safety and Criminal Justice Reform Finance and Policy
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1 primary · 31 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Lisa Demuth
RRepublican
Co
Barb Haley
RRepublican
Co
Bjorn Olson
RRepublican
Co
Bob Dettmer
RRepublican
Co
Brian Daniels
RRepublican
Co
Brian Pfarr
RRepublican
Co
Cal Bahr
RRepublican
Co
Dale Lueck
RRepublican
Co
Donald Raleigh
RRepublican
Co
Eric Lucero
RRepublican
Co
Glenn Gruenhagen
RRepublican
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