2025 Session
Last amended: 1975 session
§ 624.716 — Saturday Night Specials Prohibited; Penalty
Plain-Language Summary
This law prohibits the sale of 'Saturday night special' pistols by federally licensed firearms dealers and bans the manufacture or assembly of such weapons in Minnesota. A violation is a gross misdemeanor.
624.716 SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIALS PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
Any federally licensed firearms dealer who sells a Saturday night special pistol, or any person who manufactures or assembles a Saturday night special pistol in whole or in part, shall be guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
History: History:
1975 c 378 s 6
Practical Notes
When this applies: When a federally licensed firearms dealer sells, or any person manufactures or assembles, a Saturday night special pistol in Minnesota. Who this affects: Federally licensed firearms dealers and firearm manufacturers or assemblers. Key points: The term ‘Saturday night special’ refers to inexpensive, low-quality handguns; the prohibition applies to dealers selling them and any person manufacturing or assembling them; a violation is a gross misdemeanor; the definition of Saturday night special is found in section 624.712.