joelr wrote:
624.7181 makes it legally impossible for you to "carry" a long gun in public; it doesn't affect the legal requirements to "transport" it in a car.
That depends on the definition of "carry," which is untested. A plain reading would suggest any form of conveyance, but we don't have any case law, or assurance that Minnesota courts could find their asses with both hands when it comes to gun laws.