1917 Minn. Laws 839-40
| dc.coverage.spatial | Minnesota | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T02:09:49Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T14:22:43Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T02:35:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1917 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Act . . . Making It Unlawful for Any Such Foreign Born Resident to Either Own or Be Possessed of a Shot-gun or Rifle or Other Firearms of Any Make, ch. 500, § 1: Prohibited noncitizens from possessing firearms " of any make. " | |
| dc.description.lawtext | Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Minnesota: Section 1. Foreign born residents prohibited to own or be possessed of shot gun, rifle or other fire arms, and punishment for violation.—That it shall be unlawful for any foreign born resident of this state who has not become a citizen of the United States, or who has not declared his intention, in accordance to law, of becoming a citizen of the United States, to hunt for or capture or kill in the state of Minnesota any wild bird or animal, either game or otherwise, of any description, except in lawful defense of person or property, and to that end it shall be unlawful for any such foreign born resident within this state to either own or be possessed of a shotgun or rifle, or other fire-arms of any make. Provided that any person who has not become a citizen of the United States, or who has not declared his intention, in accordance to law, of becoming a citizen of the United States, may hunt for or capture or kill game animals and game birds subject to the same laws and regulations as govern the taking of game animals or game birds in this state by non-residents. Each and every person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five ($25.00) dollars for each offense, or by imprisonment in the county jail for not less than thirty (30) days. Sec. 2. Subject to contraband.—All guns, or game birds or animals, or other birds or animals, had in possession contrary to the provisions of this act are declared to be contraband and shall be seized by any game warden, or other officer, and shall be sold by the state game and fish commissioner as provided by law. | |
| dc.description.summary | The law prohibited foreign-born Minnesota residents who had neither become U.S. citizens nor declared their intent to do so from possessing firearms or hunting within the state (subject to a limited exception for nonresident hunting), making violations a misdemeanor punishable by fines or jail. It also declared firearms and wildlife possessed in violation of the law to be contraband subject to seizure and sale by the state. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4292 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/Session_Laws_of_the_State_of_Minnesota/DFkyAAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA839&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | POSSESSION - DANGEROUS PERSONS | |
| dc.title | 1917 Minn. Laws 839-40 |