STATE v. GLOVER

A19-1656.

952 N.W.2d 190 (2020)

STATE of Minnesota, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Andrew Vernard GLOVER, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Supreme Court of Minnesota.

Filed: December 23, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith Ellison , Attorney General, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Michael O. Freeman , Hennepin County Attorney, Jonathan P. Schmidt , Assistant County Attorney, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for respondent/cross-appellant.

Cathryn Middlebrook , Chief Appellate Public Defender, Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Mary F. Moriarty , Chief Hennepin County Public Defender, Paul J. Maravigli , Assistant Public Defender, Minneapolis, Minnesota, for appellant/cross-respondent.


OPINION

In this case, we are asked to determine whether a distress flare launcher1 is a "firearm" under Minn. Stat. § 624.713, subd. 1 (2018). Because we conclude that the term "firearm" is limited to weapons, meaning instruments designed for attack

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