Fill out a Minnesota Uniform Firearm Application/Receipt Permit to Purchase/Transfer 

Submit the application and a color copy of your driver's license in person to the Hastings Police Department, 150 3rd St. E, Hastings MN  55033. 

There is no fee for the permit or to apply for a permit to purchase, but you must provide a color copy of your driver's license with your application.  An incomplete application will be denied. 

Our agency will conduct a series of background-related checks to assure you meet eligibility requirements established in state law.  Once those checks are complete, either a denial letter will be sent to you, or a one-year permit to purchase a handgun in Minnesota will be issued.

Please allow 30 days for processing of your application. 

Under Minnesota Law, the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is required to publish a list of states which have handgun carry permit laws that are not similar to Minnesota's permit-to-carry law. 

Use the Private Party Transfer Form when transferring a pistol or semiautomatic military-style assault weapon between two private parties without a federal firearms dealer.  Both parties complete this form and keep it for 10 years, along with a copy of both the seller’s and the buyer’s identification, a copy of the transferee’s permit, and a description of the gun, including the serial number.  

MN Statutes, section 624.712, subdivision 8, requires the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) to publish annually a list of firearms included within the definition of "semiautomatic military-style weapon."