AN 870 requires 2 hands for manipulation, so it is not "mean to be fired with one hand". MN in general does NOT allow short barrel shotguns, which I believe any LEO will at least initially classify a short-barreled pistol-gripped 870, and courts would probably agree.

IMHO, don't risk it and bring it here. MN BCA with AG Ellison will break it off in your ass and let you fight it in court.

AR pistols are GTG however.

AFAIK, if the shotgun barrel is less than 18", it is a SBS.

I have no particular interest in those "firearm" shotguns though, so I'm not sure if they fall into a MN loophole or not. After seeing plenty of YT "trials" using them for, well, anything, I have concluded they only have conversational value and bought an AR pistol instead

ETA:
609.67 MACHINE GUNS AND SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUNS.Subdivision 1.Definitions. (a) "Machine gun" means any firearm designed to discharge, or capable of discharging automatically more than once by a single function of the trigger.
(b) "Shotgun" means a weapon designed, redesigned, made or remade which is intended to be fired from the shoulder and uses the energy of the explosive in a fixed shotgun shell to fire through a smooth bore either a number of ball shot or a single projectile for each single pull of the trigger.

(c) "Short-barreled shotgun" means a shotgun having one or more barrels less than 18 inches in length and any weapon made from a shotgun if such weapon as modified has an overall length less than 26 inches.

Subd. 2.Acts prohibited. Except as otherwise provided herein, whoever owns, possesses, or operates a machine gun, any trigger activator or machine gun conversion kit, or a short-barreled shotgun may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than five years or to payment of a fine of not more than $10,000, or both.

Yeah, I know.

But the MN definition of a "pistol" includes paintball guns, so...

I guess to say is that a LEO may well bring you in and let the courts figure it out. I tend to try to avoid such drama in my life, but you do you. We need more test cases; that is how we got a bb gun declared not a legal pistol

But perhaps someone with closer legal knowledge on these particular "firearms" will chime in.

I actually bought an AR pistol SPECIFICALLY so it can ride in the front seat fully loaded and ready to go. Since it is a pistol, it is covered under my permit to carry.


Plus, 30 rounds of 300 Blackout > 3 shotty shells

Good thing we're talking about an AOW and not an SBS

I'd be inclined to agree.

While this is in direct disagreement with the plain and understandable letter of the law, this is the position of the BCA and most LE agencies as well.

Yeah, well other than the MN river valley, maybe, northern MN is paradise...


...but with skeeters.

Arrowhead area is best area. I do want a cabin up there one day.