Minn. Stat. § 624.7131 provides a civil review pathway with specific burden allocations. For appellate readers, the key question is not only outcome, but whether the merits framework is actually reached and applied.
Components of the framework
- Threshold statutory eligibility analysis under firearm-disqualification statutes.
- Separate danger determination under § 624.7131, including burden standards.
- Appellate review of whether district-court analysis tracked statutory text.
Related public authorities
Practitioner takeaway
When briefing, isolate each statutory decision node and the corresponding standard of review. That structure helps preserve appellate reachability if threshold characterizations are raised.
Educational analysis only; not legal advice.