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     624.74 Metal-penetrating bullets. 

    Subdivision 1.    Intent.  This section is designed to 
 give law enforcement officers performing their official duties a 
 reasonable degree of protection from penetration of quality body 
 armor.  It is not the intent of this section to restrict the 
 availability of ammunition for personal defense, sporting, or 
 hunting purposes.  

    Subd. 2.    Definition.  For purposes of this section, 
 "metal-penetrating bullet" means a handgun bullet of 9 mm, .25, 
 .32, .357, .38, .41, .44, or .451 caliber which is comprised of 
 a hardened core equal to the minimum of the maximum attainable 
 hardness by solid red metal alloys which purposely reduces the 
 normal expansion or mushrooming of the bullet's shape upon 
 impact.  "Metal-penetrating bullet" excludes any bullet composed 
 of copper or brass jacket with lead or lead alloy cores and any 
 bullet composed of lead or lead alloys.  

    Subd. 3.    Use or possession in commission of a crime.  
 Any person who uses or possesses a metal-penetrating bullet 
 during the commission of a crime is guilty of a felony and may 
 be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than three years or to 
 payment of a fine of not more than $5,000, or both.  Any 
 imprisonment sentence imposed under this subdivision shall run 
 consecutively to any sentence imposed for the other crime.  

    Subd. 4.    Local regulation.  This section shall be 
 construed to supersede any municipal or county regulation of 
 ammunition, including its component parts.  

    HIST: 1982 c 525 s 1; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11 

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