Places Where Pistols are Off-Limits or Restricted even with a Permit to Carry
Despite the general rule that permits to carry pistols are valid statewide, pistols, or other firearms, are nevertheless restricted or not allowed in the following places:
· Correctional facilities or state hospitals (Minn. Stat. ‘ 243.55)
· County jails (Minn. Stat. ‘ 641.165)
· Courthouse complexes, unless the sheriff is notified (Minn. Stat. ‘ 609.66)
· The Capitol area, unless the commissioner of public safety is notified (Minn. Stat. ‘ 609.66); “capitol area” is defined in Minn. Stat. § 15.50, subdivision 2.
· Afield while hunting big game by archery, except bear (Minn. Stat. ‘ 97B.211)
http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/hrd/bs/83/SF0842.html
Additionally, firearms are not permitted in federal court facilities or other federal facilities (Title 18 U.S.C. ‘ 930). This is just one of many federal laws regulating firearms. Federal law must also be consulted to ensure compliance with all applicable firearms laws.
If he notified them(and I read that he did)he should be in the clear. Hopefully done via certified mail.
Interestingly, in my follow up searching, I came across this...
2009 Minnesota Statutes...2009 307.08... Subd. 2.Felony; gross misdemeanor.(a) A person who intentionally, willfully, and knowingly does any of the following is guilty of a felony: ....(3) discharges any firearms upon or over the grounds of any public or private cemetery or authenticated burial ground.
Wonder if that means that in Minnesota, anyone firing three rifle volleys at the funeral of a veteran would be charged with a felony.
Trying to make sense of the constantly changing and frequently conflicting firearms laws makes my head spin.