Annual County Attorney Firearm Report

Minnesota law requires all county attorneys, by July 1 of each year, to submit to the Commission their data regarding felony cases in which defendants allegedly possessed or used a firearm and committed offenses listed in Minn. Stat. § 609.11, subdivision 10. The Commission is required to include in its annual report to the Legislature a summary and analysis of the reports received. Memoranda describing the mandate, along with report forms, are distributed by MSGC staff to county attorneys. Although MSGC staff clarifies inconsistencies in the summary data, the information received from the county attorneys is reported directly as provided.

2024-2025 Firearms Report Form: County Attorney Report on Criminal Cases Involving Firearms 
2025 MN Sentencing Guidelines Report to the Legislature: County Attorney Firearm Reports

WHAT CASES SHOULD I INCLUDE IN THE FIREARMS REPORT?

1. Include cases in which the defendant is alleged to have committed an offense listed in Minn. Stat.§609.11, subd. 9, while possessing or using a firearm.
2. Report only on adult cases disposed of between July 1, 2024, and June 30, 2025.
3. Do not include cases pending during the reporting period.
4. Do not include dangerous weapon (other than a firearm) cases (see § 609.11, subd. 4).
5. Do not include ammunition-only cases (see Minn. Stat. §§ 624.713, subd. 2(b) and 609.165, subd. 1b).
6. If your county has no cases where reporting is required, a form still needs to be completed and submitted to MSGC. Fill in Box A and B with “0”.