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Minnesota Suppressor Laws

Suppressors are legal in Minnesota. Hunting with suppressors is permitted.

Reviewed by Diego Lopez, Head of Enforcement · Last reviewed August 21, 2026

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August 5 NFA Ruling

Updated August 21, 2026

A federal court ruled that the government cannot enforce certain NFA registration requirements against the parties covered by that case. It is not a repeal of the NFA, it is not nationwide, and it does not change state law.

Minnesota: state law does not tie suppressor possession to federal NFA registration. The federal questions still apply, including what happens the first time you cross into one of the fifteen states that do.

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Ownership Requirements

To own a suppressor in Minnesota, you must meet federal requirements:

  • Be 21 years or older to purchase from a dealer (a trustee on a trust can be 18 or older)
  • Be a U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident
  • Be legally allowed to possess firearms
  • Complete ATF Form 4 with fingerprints and photograph
  • Pass FBI background check

Minnesota does not impose additional state requirements beyond federal law.

Hunting Regulations

Hunting with a suppressor is legal in Minnesota. The old ban at Minn. Stat. § 97B.031, subd. 4 was repealed in 2015, and nothing in chapter 97A or 97B now restricts suppressor use.

One suppressor-specific penalty remains. Under Minn. Stat. § 97A.421, subd. 3a, a conviction for trespass, hunting in a closed season, hunting outside legal shooting hours, or using artificial lights to spot or take wild animals while in possession of a firearm costs you your hunting privileges for five years if you possessed a suppressed firearm.

Verify this yourself before you hunt

Hunting rules change by agency action as well as by legislature, and they can change between seasons. This reflects our reading of the sources cited above as of August 21, 2026. Before you take a suppressor into the field, read the current regulations guide from your state wildlife agency and confirm anything you are unsure about with them directly. Do not rely on this page, on a forum post, or on a dealer. The person holding the firearm is the person the warden talks to. This is general information, not legal advice.

State-Specific Notes

Minnesota legalized suppressors in 2015 and hunting with suppressors is now permitted. The state fully supports NFA ownership under federal guidelines.

How to Buy in Minnesota

The process for buying a suppressor in Minnesota is straightforward:

  1. Choose a suppressor from Capitol Armory
  2. Submit fingerprints and photograph online
  3. Review and sign. Capitol Armory completes the paperwork, you sign digitally.
  4. Wait for ATF approval (currently days to weeks for eForm)
  5. After approval, we ship direct to your residence

Capitol Armory ships to Minnesota and offers direct-to-door delivery in all 42 suppressor-friendly states. See our complete buying guide for detailed steps.

What State Law Actually Says

Minn. Stat. § 609.66, subd. 1a(a)(1) makes it a felony to sell or possess “a suppressor that is not lawfully possessed under federal law.”

You can watch the change happen in the session law. Laws 2015, ch. 65 struck the old flat prohibition on “any device designed to silence or muffle the discharge of a firearm” and inserted the federal-conformity clause in its place, retitling the subdivision from “silencers prohibited” to “suppressors.”

Local Rules and Preemption

Minn. Stat. § 471.633 preempts local firearm regulation “to the complete exclusion of any order, ordinance or regulation,” except for discharge rules and locally adopted duplicates of state law.

Worth Knowing

Minnesota has no state constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Article I of the Minnesota Constitution runs seventeen sections and contains no arms provision; the nearest text, § 14, subordinates the military to civil power.

Check our work

Every statute quoted above is linked to the official state source. Read it yourself before you rely on it.

Key Takeaway

Suppressors are legal in Minnesota with no state-level restrictions beyond federal requirements. Hunting with a suppressor is allowed, with a five year revocation attached to certain convictions.