Restricciones para la posesión de armas en Minnesota

Explicación Simple

En Minnesota, hay ciertas personas que no pueden tener armas. Esto incluye a quienes han tenido problemas mentales graves, han estado en la cárcel por delitos serios, o han tenido problemas con la ley en el pasado.

Es como un club exclusivo donde solo pueden entrar ciertas personas. Si has hecho algo que el club considera malo, no te dejan entrar.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Carlos fue condenado por un delito menor hace dos años. Si quiere comprar un arma, no podrá hacerlo porque no ha pasado el tiempo suficiente desde su condena. Si no comete más delitos en tres años, entonces podría intentar nuevamente.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

ally committed to a treatment facility in Minnesota or elsewhere as a person who is mentally ill, developmentally disabled, or mentally ill and dangerous to the public, as defined in section253B.02; (v) is an alien who is illegally or unlawfully in the United States; (vi) has been discharged from the armed forces of the United States under dishonorable conditions; (vii) has renounced the person's citizenship having been a citizen of the United States; or (viii) is disqualified from possessing a firearm under United States Code, title 18, section 922(g)(8) or (9), as amended through March 1, 2014; (11) a person who has been convicted of the following offenses at the gross misdemeanor level, unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of any other violation of these sections: section609.229(crimes committed for the benefit of a gang);609.2231, subdivision 4(assaults motivated by bias);609.255(false imprisonment);609.378(neglect or endangerment of a child);609.582, subdivision 4(burglary in the fourth degree);609.665(setting a spring gun);609.71(riot); or609.749(harassment or stalking). For purposes of this paragraph, the specified gross misdemeanor convictions include crimes committed in other states or jurisdictions which would have been gross misdemeanors if conviction occurred in this state; (12) a person who has been convicted of a violation of section609.224if the court determined that the assault was against a family or household member in accordance with section 609.2242, subdivision 3 (domestic assault), unless three years have elapsed since the date of conviction and, during that time, the person has not been convicted of another violation of section609.224or a violation of a section